Marissa Nadler & Faces on Film - Photos & Review from Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY 7-31-11

Faces on Film - Manitoba (Acoustic) by mikefiore333

Faces on Film (which is the musical alias of multi-instrumentalist Mike Fiore) opened the show for Marissa Nadler at Littlefield. I wasn't that familiar with Faces on Film's music prior to listening to Mike's acoustic set but his rich, emotive voice reminded me of Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters) or Ours' Jimmy Gnecco. One of the standout tracks from his set was "Manitoba" and a full-band version of this tracks has been added to the iTunes reissue of Faces on Film's second disc, Some Weather.





Marissa Nadler started her set by reaching into her back catalogue for the songs "Hyacinth" and "Salutations in the Dark" before coming coming back to the present with "Little King" (from the new self-titled disc). Marissa switched between a 6- and 12-string acoustic but it was her beautiful, haunting voice that was the focal point of each song.





Mike Fiore returned to the stage midway through Marissa's set to play guitar and add backing vocals which gave Marissa a chance to free herself from her guitar. Some of the standout tracks from the second-half of the set were "The Sun Always Reminds Me of You" and "In Your Lair, Bear" (both from the new self-titled disc) and a solo cover of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat".







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Marissa Nadler: Boston Dream-Folk Artist Kicks Off July Headlining Tour // Shows at Mercury Lounge and Littlefield

DOWNLOAD: Marissa Nadler - "The Sun Always Reminds Me of You"


American gothic / dream-folk artist Marissa Nadler just released the follow-up to her well-received 2009 disc Little Hells and is playing a short run of headlining dates in support of the new release. This new self-titled release came out of Nadler's Box of Cedar label and The Tune described the new disc as "a delicately-crafted affair executed with poise and grace -- this music is nothing short of brilliant."

Marissa released her last two albums on Kemado (and Mexican Summer, which was named after one of her songs), and decided to venture out on her own for this new album. She financed the recording through a successful Kickstarter campaign, and has sold her own handmade albums through Etsy. After performing several dates with Low and Timber Timbre, she'll be embarking on a headlining tour throughout July with Faces On Film.

Marissa Nadler July Tour Dates
July 18 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore #
July 19 – Toronto, ON @ Supermarket #
July 21 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas #
July 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club#
July 23 – Madison, WI @ Frequency#
July 25 – Pontiac, MI @ Pike#
July 27 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge# (Early show @ 6:30PM, Tickets are $12)
July 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Chapel#
July 29 – Washington, DC @ Red Palace#
July 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Littlefield# (Show @ 8PM, Tickets are $12)
July 31- New Haven, CT @ Rudy’s
Sept 23- Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live with Sharon Van Etten

* With Timber Timbre
# With Faces On Film

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