Liberman is Vanessa Carlton’s latest solo set and fifth overall. With classical-motif tracks like “Blue Pool,” “Take It Easy” and backward-masking-dense closer “Ascension,” Carlton has seriously upped her game, and is now composing complex etudes that easily eclipse her chiming Grammy-nominated hit from 2002, “A Thousand Miles.” Carlton will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our feature on her.
Carlton: As a general recommendation, I find that all businesses that used to be banks feel really epic and beautiful. The ceilings are always high, and there is marble everywhere. I’ve been to two hotels that were once banks, and they are awesome. The Renaissance in Denver and 21c in Durham, N.C. My favorite coffee shop in Nashville is the Sip café. They’ve taken bank transformation to a new level … the old ATM drive through is now for coffee. It’s glorious. Super bank-y, too, but instead of cash you get espresso.
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