PRAISE FOR “CARPE NOCTEM”
“Stunning... if you enjoy the ethereal folk sounds of Joan Shelley, then I am hoping you’ll love the album I’ve had on repeat from Lindsay Clark called Carpe Noctem.”
“Clark is an acoustic guitar aficionado, a skilled picker, and possessor of a voice that both quivers and comforts as she sings songs that seem to softly glow.”
“Spellbinding, pastoral charm... remniscent of Riley Walker and Bill Callahan”
“ It takes a rare talent to tap into the folk tradition and find something they can claim as their own, but that’s exactly what ... Clark does, breathing new life into old sound, carving new words from thoughts that are as old as humans themselves.”
“angelic charm materialized in rhythm”
“Clark channels the folk and trad arts in new ethereal expressions that awaken the sleepy dreamer from within the sanctuary of the human spirit.”
PRAISE FOR “CRYSTALLINE”
“Crystalline is rare exhibition of the weight that minimalism can bear in contemporary, reflective folk music. ”
“‘Little Dove’ blossoms with the slow, carefully thought-out addition of pianos, flutes, and most important of all, Clark’s emotive singing voice. A piece of poetry in and of itself, ‘Little Dove’ is an homage to innocence and truth.”
“Sounding somewhere between the pastoral folk of Meg Baird and the baroque chill of Judee Sill, Clark’s compositions are nothing short of beautiful. While [her] style and sound may have many roots in a deep well of excellent influences, she takes these familiar sounds and completely makes them her own. Her powerful lyrics combined with [their] deeply intimate arrangements and production style help to make every track here feel as though they are [parts of her] soul.”
PRAISE FOR “BEGIN” + “HOME OF THE BRAVE”
“Enchanting… quiet, meditative ballads.”
“‘Begin’ is one of the most beautiful [albums] I’ve heard. Ever.””
“Begin, [is] a gentle, graceful recording...a perfect album...for listening to around the house, preferably on cool, smoky mornings when the sun can’t make up its mind if it wants to poke its way through the clouds.”
“Her voice has an ethereal quality as if coming from a dream. Her songs are spare and poetic, often inspired by... images. She describes her style as ‘lyric-based folk music,’ If [so], it’s folk with angelic vocals washing over smooth edges.”
“Begin is a real delight. The instrumentation swirls like gentle eddies in the crystal clear flow of the vocals, plucked strings of guitar and banjo, piano and violin colour wash the spartan, sometimes haunting songs beautifully.”
“Unbelievably soothing vocal and dreamy instrumentation”