Linda Draper calls out pandemic hypocrisy in acoustic version of ‘Tether,’” says The Boot. Hear closer from new album “Patience and Lipstick,” out now.

 Anti-folk pioneer’s latest produced by Jeff Eyrich (Tanya Tucker), mixed by Dae Bennett (son of Tony), strings by David Mansfield (Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.)
 
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Linda Draper as photographed by Jeff Um
 
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Linda Draper | “Tether (Acoustic Version)”
 

 

[STREAM]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPvQIISgngQ
 
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Linda Draper discusses the acoustic version of her protest song “Tether” with The Boot.
 
Linda Draper calls out pandemic hypocrisy in acoustic version of ‘Tether,’” says The Boot in its premiere coverage of the tune, the closing tune from Patience and Lipstick, Draper new full-length, out now.
 
“They keep speaking in their crooked tongues, trying to sell me the idea we’re all in this together,” Draper sings of “disorganized media and political messaging in the face of inaction to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.” She says, “I beg to differ.”
 
“I wrote it at the beginning of the pandemic,” Draper explains of the song’s blunt tone. “I was disgusted with how we were suddenly barraged with insincere messages.”
 
The Boot continues, “Evoking the righteous political folk storytelling of Joan Baez, the song is a powerful testament to the frustration and mourning many people have experienced throughout the pandemic.”
 
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Linda Draper
Patience and Lipstick
(South Forty Records)
Out Now
 
Streaming Link:
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Track Listing:
 
01. ‘81 Camaro (STREAM | VIDEO)
02. Tether (STREAM)
03. All In Due Time (STREAM)
04. Begin Again
05. Patience and Lipstick
06. I Surrender
07. Detroit or Buffalo (STREAM)
08. Roll With You
09. The Undertow
10. String
11. I Go
12. Tether (Acoustic Version) (STREAM)
 
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Linda Draper | “All In Due Time”
 

 

[STREAM]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/LindaDraper-AllInDueTime
 
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Linda Draper discusses her latest single “All In Due Time” with The Bluegrass Situation
 
 
Linda Draper’s peerless voice is highlight of latest single “All In Due Time,” streaming now via The Bluegrass Situation; “Patience and Lipstick” out Jan. 21^st.
 
 
“As the last couple of years unfolded, the ripple effect of this pandemic has hit people in different ways. I wrote this song with that in mind (it also coincided with the second wave of cases). Usually the songs I write have a bridge that leads to a new direction before resolving itself in the end. ‘All In Due Time’ doesn’t have a bridge, but instead segues into this cyclically layered chorus.
 
“I wanted the structure of the song to support the feeling in the lyrics and capture this snapshot in time when everything felt like it was in a holding pattern. I really enjoyed the collaborative spirit of recording this with Jeff Eyrich (who produced it and played bass), David Mansfield (violin), Doug Yowell (drums/percussion), Bennett Paster (piano), Steve Rossiter (who recorded my guitar and backup vocals), and Dae Bennett (who recorded my main vocals and mixed it).”
 
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Linda Draper | “‘81 Camaro”
 

 

[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTB2rV1ij_A
 
[STREAM]: https://Fanatic.lnk.to/LindaDraper-81Camaro
 
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“Nostalgia is instantly triggered... Carrying feelings of longing, in a delightfully blended brew,” says Americana Highways in its premiere coverage of the video for Linda Draper’s latest single “‘81 Camaro,” streaming now. The song was also added to the publication’s recently launched “New Americana” playlist.
 
Read more about Linda Draper and the “‘81 Camaro” music video at Adobe & Teardrops and the Orlando Sentinel.
 
“I have never had more fun making a video,” Draper says. “We shot in Orlando, partially at Fun Spot amusement park and as the scene turns to night, I dip my toes into country line dancing.
 
“I will forever be changed by witnessing authentic country line dancing in person,” Draper continues. “Everyone instinctually just knew all the moves, it was so beautiful and graceful. If these beautiful folks at Cowboys (the club where the line dancing footage was filmed) one day develop a country line dance for “‘81 Camaro,” all of my dreams will have come true.”
 
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Linda Draper | About
 

Linda Draper grew up in a musical home as the daughter of a classical guitar virtuoso who studied with Andres Segovia. She began playing guitar and writing songs as a child and eventually became a fixture in the downtown New York City’s anti-folk music scene on the Lower East Side.
 
Since 2001, Draper has released numerous albums, toured the US and UK, and opened for acclaimed musicians such as Teddy Thompson, Melissa Ferrick, Luka Bloom, and Eilen Jewell. Draper has also seen her songs licensed for commercials and television.
 
She is now embarking on her biggest challenge to date with the formation of her own label, South Forty Records.
 
Patience and Lipstick,” Draper’s new album, was produced by Jeff Eyrich, mixed by Grammy®-award winning engineer, Dae Bennett, and features performers David Mansfield (Strings), Jeff Eyrich (Bass), and Doug Yowell (Drums and Percussion). It is the inaugural release on the artist’s own label South Forty Records.
 
Linda Draper is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
 
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Linda Draper | Links
 
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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact
 
WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : INSTAGRAM : YOUTUBE : SOUNDCLOUD : SPOTIFY : BLOG : E-MAIL