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Grammy-winning Esperanza Spalding Releases Radio Music Society On The 2nd Of April 2012, A Kaleidoscopic Collection From One Of The Brightest Lights In The Musical World
When relative unknown singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding defied the odds and beat off competition from Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine and Mumford & Sons to win the 2011 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, stunned music critics, fans and bloggers took to the web to express their amazement at what was seemingly one of the biggest upsets in the history of the awards. As the news travelled around the world, pop music fans scratched their heads and furious Bieber fans vandalized Spalding’s Wikipedia page, whilst those already familiar with her music revelled in the news that gave long overdue reward to an artist possessing a unique and style-spanning presence that was always destined to make her a star.
Radio Music Society is a companion, rather than a sequel, to Spalding’s previous disc, Chamber Music Society, which garnered critical acclaim and topped jazz charts around the world. “Originally I thought it would be fun to release a double album,” she explains. “One disc with an intimate, subtle exploration of chamber works and a second one in which jazz musicians explore song forms and melodies that are formatted more along the lines of what we would categorize as “pop songs.” Those are the two things that really interest me, and it intrigues me to think about different presentation approaches while writing each kind of song. On the pop song side, I think about listeners who aren’t into jazz, but I also think about the people within my musical community who can interpret each idea best.”
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