Lodestar (Shirley Collins album)

Lodestar is the seventh studio album by the English folk musician, Shirley Collins. The album is Collins's first in 38 years.[1]

Lodestar
Studio album by
Shirley Collins
Released4 November 2016
Recorded2015
GenreFolk music
LabelDomino
ProducerIan Kearey
Shirley Collins chronology
For as Many as Will
(with Dolly Collins)
(1978)		 Lodestar
(2016)		 Heart's Ease
(2020)

Background

After being one of the most significant figures in the English Folk Revival of the 1960s, Collins withdrew from music in the late 1970s when she developed dysphonia, attributed to being left by her second husband, Ashley Hutchings.[2][3] In 2014 she was coaxed back into performance by Current 93's David Tibet for a concert at Union Chapel in North London.[4] Following this performance, Collins started making a new album at her house in Lewes, recorded by Stephen Thrower and Ossian Brown of the group Cyclobe.[5] Some of the album's recording was filmed, and included in the documentary The Ballad of Shirley Collins.[6]

Reception

Lodestar received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 9 reviews.[7]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016 2016
5
[8]
The Wire Top 50 Releases of 2016 2016
2
[9]

References
  1. Petridis, Alex (27 October 2016). "Shirley Collins: Lodestar review – austere, foreboding music from long-silent singer". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. Rogers, Jude (21 March 2008). "'You want no sheen, just the song'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. Farber, Jim (7 November 2016). "For Shirley Collins, a Folk Revival of Her Very Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. Michaels, Sean (10 February 2014). "Folk singer Shirley Collins performs first show in 35 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. Bonner, Michael (8 September 2016). "Shirley Collins announces her first album in 38 years; shares new song, "Cruel Lincoln"". Uncut. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. "The Ballad of Shirley Collins review". Little White Lies. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  7. "Reviews for Lodestar by Shirley Collins". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  8. "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016". The Quietus. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. "Listen to The Wire 's Top 50 Releases of 2016 - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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