{"product_id":"maya-hawke-maitreya-corso","title":"MAYA HAWKE - MAITREYA CORSO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor her fourth album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaya Hawke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e regathered key members of her steady writing\/recording crew -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Lee Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenjamin Lazer Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill Graefe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- who continue to take chances and gradually broaden her sound instead of opting for the warm comfort of a default sweetly melodic, charmingly confessional songwriter sensibility (although there's some of that here, too). Joining them in the studio was another prior collaborator, producer\/engineer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Low\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor Swift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGracie Abrams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaroline Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's most ambitious album to date, the 13-song \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaitreya Corso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both her wordiest and most assertive-sounding yet, with some of its tracks employing tricks like layered and manipulated vocals in a way that suggests modern hip-hop and alt-R\u0026amp;B production without turning into a genre exercise. Similarly, some of her vocals could be described as \"rap-like\" but land closer to a recitation in rhythm. A few such outings are \"Last Thoughts on Morning Star,\" \"Terms of Estrangement,\" and \"Devil You Know,\" a spare piano song with time-keeping mechanical claps that's about the creative imperative. The melody of its chorus eventually takes control of the song as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's patter slows and effects fall away on phrases like \"It's not over\/You're not nothing.\" On the acoustic end of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaitreya Corso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's production spectrum, the delicate \"Bring Home My Man\" is a folkstyle love song, and \"Slacker in the Rye\" includes rustic fiddle. Elsewhere, the familial \"Great Minds\" includes synth bass and bleepy keyboard interjections, and \"Green Dragon\" weaves in indie rock. Throughout this experimentation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's distinctive, vulnerable rasp, wispy melodies, and perceptive lyrics keep the album on track. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Maitreya%20Corso\"\u003eMaitreya Corso\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e leaves listeners on an earthy, reassuring note with \"Dream House,\" an intimate, affectionate tune that looks forward instead of inward or to the past. ~ Marcy Donelson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Eye","offers":[{"title":"Baby Blue \u0026 Bone Vinyl LP","offer_id":53106136023353,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/2744\/4291\/files\/MAYAHAWKE-MAITREYACORSO.jpg?v=1777662905","url":"https:\/\/www.goingundergroundrecords.com\/products\/maya-hawke-maitreya-corso","provider":"Going Underground Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}