ESMERINE - LA LECHUZA (180g LP + CD)

Esmerine La Lechuza on 180g LP + CD + Limited Edition Poster

Co-founded ten years ago by percussionist Bruce Cawdron (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and cellist Rebecca Foon (Thee Silver Mt. Zion), Esmerine enters its second decade with the new album, La Lechuza and an expanded line-up which includes harp-player Sarah Page and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Barr.

La Lechuza documents the evolution of Esmerine under the influence of this expanded membership, and is dedicated to beloved and internationally-renowned Montreal-based singer Lhasa de Sela, who died on New Year's Day 2010 at the age of 37. The album includes the posthumous track “Fish On Land,” an alternate version of the song that she recorded with Emserine and on which she sings.

While primarily tracked in Patrick Watson's loft in Montreal, La Lechuza was mixed by Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire, The Unicorns, Islands) with the exception of three tracks. La Lechuza also features guest appearances by Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire) and Colin Stetson.

Esmerine La Lechuza Track Listing:

1. A Dog River
2. Walking Through Mist
3. Last Waltz
4. Trampolin
5. Snow Day For Lhasa
6. Sprouts
7. Little Streams Make Big Rivers
8. Au Crépuscule, Sans Laisse
9. Fish On Land