Antje Duvekot Says “No” with Quiet Power

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot has actually launched “No,” a brand-new single and video. It is the title tune from her approaching album. The tune has to do with finding out to state no: no to making herself smaller sized, pleasing everybody, constantly being reasonable, or thinking a female’s worth depends upon keeping other individuals pleased.

Duvekot was born in Germany and relocated to the United States as a young teen. After using up guitar in high school, she started seeing life through both German and American cultural lenses. Years later on, she turned her special point of view into tunes.

Her brand-new record, Nois her 6th studio album and was produced by Seth Glier. Her 5 earlier albums were produced by Mark Erelli, Seamus Egan of SOLAS, Richard Shindell, and Scott Petito.

The concept for No grew from a significant modification in Duvekot’s life throughout her 50th year. A uterine fibroid and perimenopause triggered physical and psychological pressure, permitting years of concealed anger and aggravation to surface area.

Maturing, Duvekot was taught to be enjoyable, versatile, valuable, and “good.” In time, she saw how totally she had actually caught the function of pleasing others. She frequently prevented dispute, changed rather of objecting, and put other individuals’s ease ahead of her own voice.

No marks a break from that pattern. The album is direct, raw, amusing, profane, and mentally sincere. Instead of concealing anger, Duvekot treats it as a force that can assist an individual speak out and take control.

Her profession consists of looks at the Newport Folk Festival, Mountain Stage, Philadelphia Folk Festival, and Kerrville Folk Festival. Outside the United States, she has actually headlined Scotland’s Celtic Connections Festival and Denmark’s Tønder Festival. Her honors consist of the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Kerrville’s Best New Folk Award, and the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act. She has actually likewise been included on numerous NPR programs.

Duvekot likewise operates in animation. She has actually made video for Toad The Wet Sprocket, Dar Williams, Eliza Gilkyson, Martyn Joseph, Eliot Bronson, and Lori McKenna.

For some factor, “No” summons tips of Judy Collins due to the fact that of its soft SoCal country-folk-pop tastes. And there’s a little bit of Collins’ tonal inflections and phrasing in Duvekot’s lovely voice– tinted with a minor rasp and a sort of powerful special. It’s a haunting voice, overflowing with credibility and insight. Light, crunching percussion and sparkling guitars imbue the tune with a delicious, swaying movement.

Completely herself, the singer-songwriter sounds unchained on “No,” a tune simultaneously intimate, frank, and mentally revelatory.