Necima
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Location: New York, NY
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Bio: Lia Ices is a singer-songwriter of uncommon power and presence based in Brooklyn, New York.
Lia’s 2008 debut, Necima, was recorded at the Rare Book ... (more)
Room with Nicolas Vernhes—Lia at the piano, Nicolas at the board and an assortment of talented friends (including guitarist Eliot Kessel, drummer David Muller, cellist Brent Arnold and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Lee) helping to flesh out the gracefully spare arrangements.
The eight songs on Necima accurately reflect the experience of seeing Lia perform live: Her music acts as a bulwark against the frenetic maximalism of the world, slowing time and quieting the noises that distract us from what matters; circling from periphery to center and outward again, it renews the questions to which we’ve always returned. And maybe, if your ears are all in, and your phone is off for just a bit, something that had been dark will light up again. Attention, attention…
After selected shows in the fall and winter, Lia will be on more stages near and far throughout 2009, including dates with Iron & Wine and Loney, Dear in May.
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