Jocie Adams not only has a new album with The Low Anthem about to hit shelves, but the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and former NASA technician has recorded a solo debut as well, quietly releasing the 11-track effort at an intimate show with the Barr Brothers last week in Cambridge, MA. Bed of Notions offers plenty of alt-Americana gems for the Low Anthem crowd in addition to more whimsical, cello-backed tales for Joanna Newsom fans like myself, particularly “Chastity, Let Down Your Golden Hair” and a mature rewrite of English nursery rhyme “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary,” dubbed simply “Mary Mary.”
At this time, I believe copies of the LP are just available at solo shows (and possibly at upcoming Low Anthem tour dates). Watch Adams perform “Mary Mary” — backed only by cellist Robin Ryczek, a floor tom, and a bundle of keys — for WBUR’s public radio station below.
01. Bed of Notions
02. Chastity, Let Down Your Golden Hair
03. Civility
04. I’ll Follow You Home Tonight
05. Cardboard Condominiums
06. Mother’s Word
07. Darlin’
08. Mary Mary
09. Spindle
10. Hobos & Gamblers
11. Take My Hand