To Ani and beyond
Ani DiFranco A look at new music from LGBTQ women GREGG SHAPIRO | Contributing Writer GreggShapiro@AOL.com Singer/songwriter and indie music mogul Ani DiFranco released her eponymous debut album on her own record label almost 25 years ago.
After releasing — almost — an album a year until around 2008, DiFranco, who maintained a rigorous tour schedule, began taking her time between records.
Her latest, Unprecedented Sh!t (Righteous Babe), arrives a little over three years after its predecessor. While DiFranco maintains her reputation as a singular lyricist (see “Virus,” “New Bible,” “Spinning Room,” “You Forgot To Speak,” “The Think At Hand”), it’s her approach to the audio component that offers listeners a revolutionary change.
Sonically experimental (and exciting), with some songs clocking in at under three minutes, and a couple just over five, the “unprecedented” sound (listen to title cut) matches some of the “unprecedented” subject matter she addresses.
