Emmy-nominated composer Joshua Moshier (Baskets, Documentary Now!) will release a new album, Semipermanence, on May 24 via Teardrop Mandolin Records. The album features contributions from Jeff Parker, Macie Stewart, Caroline Davis, Akenya, and more.
“I was inspired in part by albums like Quincy Jones’s The Dude and Paul Simon’s Graceland, where disparate styles and performers piece together like a puzzle into something unified and new,” Joshua says of the album. “I loved the process of turning my scoring approach into collaborations with many of my favorite artists, and hope that listeners feel welcomed into the varied musical worlds that made this album possible.”
The first single from the album is the delicate, ethereal “Fountain Glass” featuring Macie Stewart. “There can be a monochromatic effect when you make a piano record, where it’s like showing somebody a black and white film,” Joshua says of the collaboration. “I wanted to subvert that—it’s based around the piano, but it’s full of color and unexpected orchestration.” You can watch the lyric video below.
Semipermanence
01 Last Light
02 Fountain Glass (feat. Macie Stewart)
03 DUST
04 Canceled Plans (feat. Jeff Parker)
05 Semipermanence (feat. Marquis Hill)
06 Un Gyrophare (feat. Sabina Sciubba)
07 Peaks and Valleys (feat. Caroline Davis)
08 Light and Shadow (feat. Akenya)
09 The Present Hour