Rachel Eckroth releases her new album "The Garden" on September 3 via Rainy Days Records
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Singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Eckroth’s first release on Rainy Days Records unveils fresh sounds from her evolving artistry.
Steeped in synth orchestration, The Garden reflects a nuanced exploration of sonic impulses and inquiries alongside Eckroth’s signature layered compositions and glimmers of trance-inducing vocals.

With contributions from acclaimed guitarist Nir Felder, saxophonists Donny McCaslin and Andrew Krasilnikov, and modular synth master Austin White, and a core band featuring bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Christian Euman, The Garden emerged conceptually while Eckroth was composing new music during the pandemic.

“Everything on the album has a different feel to it — different colors and textures,” says the West Coast artist. “It felt like a garden.
So we just rolled with it.”Eckroth began composing for big bands and large ensembles early in her career.

Those years spent writing very deliberately and creatively using different textures and compositional arcs have had a compelling influence on her songwriting and her artistic identity as a solo artist.

The Garden comprises her experiences as a collaborator in a variety of contexts — including features with Rufus Wainwright, St. Vincent, KT Tunstall, Donny McCaslin, Tia Fuller, and Chris Botti — over the course of her career so far.

— Stephanie Jones

Produced by Tim Lefebvre
Executive producer – Eugene Petrushanskiy

Mixed by Jason Kingsland at Frenchtown Sound
Mastered by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering

Recorded at Sonic Ranch - Studio A in Tornillo, TX
Recording engineer - Felipe Castaneda
Additional recording at Big Orange Sheep, Brooklyn, NY by Christopher Benham
Overdubs made at Blackbird Sessions in Tucson, AZ
Additional recording made in Moscow, by Sasha Mashin

Album art – Vika Kogai
Photography by Eugene Petrushanskiy
Video by Eugene Petrushanskiy and Rachel Eckroth
Video editing by Sasha Mashin
Package design by – Dimitri Komedea, 271dsgn