Sister Kinderhook
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| Studio album by Rasputina | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Filthy Bonnet Studios in Hudson, NY | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Cello Rock | |||
| Label | Filthy Bonnet Recording Co. | |||
| Producer | Melora Creager and Brian Kehew | |||
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Early iteration of the Sister Kinderhook album cover
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Sister Kinderhook is the sixth full-length LP album from cello-rock outfit Rasputina. It was released on June 15, 2010.
The new album brings with it a fresh lineup in the form of Daniel DeJesus in place of Sarah Bowman in second chair and Catie D'Amica replacing Jonathon Tebeest on drums and percussion. D'Amica was present during the inception, recording and production of the album, however, she has since left the group in order to, as Creager jokes, "go to massage therapy school". She was replaced by Creager's friend, Julie Griner for one show. More recently, Melissa Bell has been drafted into the lineup as percussionist. Another new addition to Rasputina's repertoire is the heavy use of the banjo which replaces the dulcimer featured prominently in the last two albums.
The album revolves around a fantastical theme that explores subject matter such as the New Netherland settlements, Colonial Federalism, feral children, the Anti-Rent Wars of 1844, Early American portraiture, and the prehistoric Mound Builder giants of Illinois and Ohio. The songs Sweet Sister Temperance and My Porcelain Life are based specifically on the life of Emily Dickinson. The band further delved on the record's themes on their Notes from Sister Kinderhook.
Musically, the album's sonical landscape has been "stripped down" compared to the band's last few offerings, returning to the atmosphere of Rasputina's first studio LP Thanks for the Ether.
As early as February 2010, the album has been leaked on the internet as a way to promote and generate interest for the new record. The album can be streamed via SoundCloud's website in its entirety and the song Holocaust of Giants can be downloaded from Stereogum.
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