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Antje Duvekot at The Spire Center For Performing Arts

Where

The Spire Center For Performing Arts
25 1/2 Court Street
Plymouth, MA
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When

Fri, January 26, 2024
8:00 pm

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About

Crafter of intricate, closely observed songs
โ€œHer songs feel at once fresh faced and firmly rooted, driven by the whispery sensuality of her voice.โ€-The Boston Globe
โ€œShe creates an entire, detailed world in verse, and takes you there with beautiful and understated melody.โ€-Neil Dorfsman, Producer
Singer-songwriter, Antje Duvekot is poised to unveil her fifthstudio album, โ€œNew Wild Westโ€, on September 15th. Accordingto Duvekot, this collection of songs marks the pivotal junctureof mid-life and represents a new rung on the ladder of healingfrom trauma. The songs on โ€œNew Wild Westโ€ signal a genuineshift in Duvekotโ€™s relationship with some of the enduringthemes she has grappled with over the years. โ€œOn the wholeโ€,says Duvekot, โ€œmy older songs sought to disarm trauma bybluntly acknowledging its destabilizing nature and creating aspace in which to exist with that sensation, both for myself andmy audiences. In contrast, the newer songs have the teeth andtenacity to openly confront and defy trauma. As such, I feelvery warmly towards this collection of songs. They are longoverdue dissidentsโ€. Duvekotโ€™s amplified voice in mid-lifecarries a protective fierceness that resonates across thealbum. Songs like โ€œGirl on a Wireโ€ and โ€œEvolutionโ€ salute theperseverance we all apply to our human journey towardsfinding our voice. Duvekot says of hers, โ€œI crawled into musicas a protective vessel when I was a teenager. It lent me safetyand allowed me to stay open and let in more continuoussunlight than I could have, otherwise. I want to pay back thatloan. Many of the songs on โ€˜New Wild Westโ€™ do thatโ€....

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