Never Were the Way She Was
Virtuosic saxophonist Colin Stetson teams with Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld for an album of inspired minimalism. The eight pieces on the album feel simultaneously contemplative and busy—the sound of active minds idling in a lower gear.
Canadians Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld collaborate on an elemental release which highlights the prowess of the players on their respective instruments.
The primary meeting place for saxophonist and bass clarinetist Colin Stetson and violinist Sarah Neufeld is Arcade Fire.
Saxophonist Colin Stetson and violinist Sarah Neufeld, known as much for their prolific collaborations (see: Tom Waits, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire) as their solo enterprises, join forces here for the first time.
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld met back in 2006, but it took them close to a decade to find the time to record an album together. They were...
Never Were the Way She Was is less a duet than a battle, a folie à deux between two oppositely pitched instruments.