Jaimie Branch - prayer for amerikkka Pt. 1 & 2

[jazzy_dave]

It can take half a lifetime for an artist to discover their voice — and sometimes even longer before they can bring that voice into focus. Based on her sophomore release, Jaimie Branch didn’t need nearly that long. Her punches-in-bunches style is combined with an electro-acoustic sound that hits both extremes with serious impact. That sound and style was laid out raw on her debut Fly or Die. The second instalment under that subheading adds new textures to the mix, with spoken word, chamber, rock, Latin music, and percussive dialogues adding nuance and altered focuses to her predominantly aggressive and commanding presence. Branch is a measure of the strength of the modern scene, and a signpost of its enduring future.