Nonesuch Records release Sam Amidon’s The Following Mountain – out now

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1. Sam Amidon – Fortune                                   02:21  

2. Sam Amidon – Ghosts                                    02:04  

3. Sam Amidon – Juma Mountain                   03:38  

4. Sam Amidon – Another One Gone              04:38 

5. Sam Amidon – Gendel In 5                           04:28  

6. Sam Amidon – Blackbird                              02:48  

7. Sam Amidon – Trouble In Mind                  05:04  

8. Sam Amidon – Warren                                  04:33  

9. Sam Amidon – April                                       11:47 

Album is Amidon’s first collection of completely original work

Nonesuch Records today releases The Following Mountain, the newest solo album by experimental folk artist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon. Created with producer Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Regina Spektor) and Amidon’s frequent collaborator Shahzad Ismaily, it represents a new approach for Amidon, who shifts here from his previous norm of re-working traditional folk songs and presents nine wholly original compositions, with some lyrics drawing on traditional sources. The album features a rare guest appearance by drummer Milford Graves, known initially for his work in the 1960s with free jazz legends Albert Ayler and Sonny Sharrock. The Following Mountain is available now from iTunes.

The Following Mountain was made during two distinct recording sessions: an initial weekend in Brooklyn where Ismaily and Amidon brought in Graves, percussionist Juma Sultan (Jimi Hendrix), and saxophonist Sam Gendel for a heavily improvised session; followed by time in the studio over the summer in London, where Amidon worked with Leo Abrahams to shape and develop the songs.

“The Following Mountain is a walk through the thickets of the imagination,” Amidon said, “… a personal mythology of sounds and visions and characters. It is my first album of original music, but is still linked to the Appalachian music I love, as well as improvisation, beats, Don Cherry, Vermont, London.”

The Following Mountain is Amidon’s sixth album and follows Lily-O, his 2014 Nonesuch Records collaboration with guitarist Bill Frisell.

The Following Mountain Track List

1. Fortune
2. Ghosts
3. Juma Mountain
4. Another One Gone
5. Gendel in 5
6. Blackbird
7. Trouble In Mind
8. Warren
9. April