Laura + Anton’s shared solitude comes through in ‘Live Recordings’
Laura Weinbach and Anton Patzner have been playing music together for a number of years, but 2019 marks their first release as a duo. They have chosen to expand upon the stripped-down vocal jazz found in their performance of "La Vie En Rose," which blew up on YouTube a few years ago. What results is Live Recordings, a bilingual collection of vocal, guitar, violin, and upright bass performances that include four covers and two original songs. Recalling Julie London’s intimate guitar/vocal arrangements, Weinbach’s beautiful performances range from the wistful (“Stranger In Paradise”), to the buoyant (“I’ve Got Butterflies”). Patzner’s playing [...]