NONESUCH: The Story Behind William Brittelle's "Spiritual America"
NONESUCH: The Story Behind William Brittelle's "Spiritual America"
“Composer William Brittelle's Spiritual America, due May 3 on New Amsterdam / Nonesuch Records, is, at its heart, a bedroom recording—intimate, ruminative, highly personal—but one of decidedly monumental proportions. The album features singer Jenn Wasner and drummer-percussionist Andy Stack, who perform as the American rock duo Wye Oak; the New York City–based contemporary chamber orchestra Metropolis Ensemble; and the Grammy Award–winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Spiritual Americais, as Brittelle likes to put it, "genre-fluid music," where dissonant electric guitars and haunting electronics are as integral as orchestra and choir.”