Dreamy folkie or doom-metal goth? Party girl or paralyzed wallflower? Yes, yes, formerly and forever, says Massachusetts singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler. Debuting in 2003 with the self-released Ballads Of Living And Dying (a macabre, wintry decree by a 23-year-old ice queen, rife with literary allusions and unambiguous in title only), Nadler found herself eight years later back on her own, her crystalline hymns slightly thawed on 2011’s Marissa Nadler (the first release on her Box Of Cedar imprint) and her skin greatly thickened from a brief courtship (and briefer contractual release) by Kemado Records and offshoot Mexican Summer. Nadler’s sixth album, The Sister, is due May 29 on Box Of Cedar, and she will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all this week. Read our brand new Q&A with her.
Nadler: Lucien Freud really revolutionized figurative painting. His flesh tones are filled with cold blues and greens, and he really captures the blood flowing beneath the skin.There is a very human quality to his work, and the scenes are realistic, not idealized. People in vulnerable positions showcasing their humanity.
I consider Jenny Saville one of the current painters carrying the tradition of Freud, while infusing some of his influence with her own beautiful vision.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPZwOg38Ds
