Album Info
| Artist: | Melody Gardot |
| Album: | The Absence |
| Released: | Europe, 2024 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Mira | 4:16 |
| A2 | Amalia | 3:03 |
| A3 | So Long | 3:50 |
| A4 | So We Meet Again My Heartache | 4:32 |
| A5 | Lisboa | 5:27 |
| B1 | Impossible Love | 3:49 |
| B2 | If I Tell You I Love You | 3:35 |
| B3 | Goodbye | 3:41 |
| B4 | Se Voce Me Ama | 4:56 |
| B5 | My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way | 2:34 |
| B6 | Iemanja | 4:00 |
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Description
Cut after Melody Gardot’s wander-year through Lisbon, Rio and Marrakech with producer Heitor Pereira, The Absence leans into fado, bossa and desert sway without losing her jazz poise. Mira bounces on handclaps and a sunlit horn riff, while her phrasing stays cool and conversational. Amalia slips into late-night hush, a small tribute to Lisbon’s saudade with nylon-string guitar weaving around her breathy lines. This LP pressing gives the arrangements room to breathe; space opens around the percussion and the low end sits deeper. If you’d rather order online, you can buy Melody Gardot records online with us.
File it beside Astrud Gilberto, though Gardot keeps a noir-ish jazz undertow that’s entirely her own. Perfect for a slow Saturday tidy in Melbourne, it’s a record you put on and end up lingering over track by track. It’s her third album, and you can hear the travel diary in the arrangements: street-corner rhythms, small-club intimacy, wide-open horizons. Long-time listeners from My One and Only Thrill will find it breezier and more rhythmic, though the close-mic warmth stays. The sleeve design suits the travel theme, and the print looks clean.
Perfect for anyone building a record collection, buy online or in store today.
