Love Remains

by Tal Wilkenfeld

Overview

Tal Wilkenfeld made her bones as a bass prodigy, impressing such heavy-hitters as Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour, and Jeff Beck when she was in her early twenties. Wilkenfeld gained their attention through the dexterous chops she displayed on her 2007 debut Transformation. An audacious if slightly old-fashioned exercise in jazz fusion, Transformation has little to do with Love Remains, the sophomore set Wilkenfeld delivered 12 long years later. Wilkenfeld spent those years working as a sidewoman -- her main gig was in Jeff Beck's band, but she also worked with Toto, Ryan Adams, Todd Rundgren, and Jackson Browne -- while also redefining her solo music, moving firmly into the realm of '90s alternative rock. With its cascades of roiling guitars and dark, churning rhythms -- heavy textures tempered by a clutch of songs anchored on insistent acoustic guitars -- Love Remains seems to belong to another time: one that existed just after grunge and ceased to be after the rise of Total Request Live. What gives Love Remains a bit of a spark is Wilkenfeld's evident passion. Given her background, a high level of craft should be expected -- Wilkenfeld and her supporting musicians do not flaunt their skills, but rather hit their marks with precision -- but what's surprising is how Wilkenfeld pours herself into these retro-'90s anthems, and that level of emotional engagement prevents Love Remains from an exercise in throwback alternative rock. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/30/2019
Label:	King
UPC:	4988003548490
Rank:	2609

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tal Wilkenfeld   Primary Artist,Organ,Hi Hat,Vocals,Kalimba,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Peter Lale   Viola
Paul Stacey   Solina,Clavinet,Mellotron,Synthesizer,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Zac Rae   Piano,Marimba,Keyboards,Mellotron
Rachel Bolt   Viola
John Bradbury   Violin
Sonya Kitchell   Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Blake Mills   Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Electric)
Jeremy Stacey   Drums
Cathy Thompson   Violin
Michael Landau   Dobro,Guitar
Mark Berrow   Violin
Frank Schaefer   Celli
Chris Worsey   Celli
Jay Bellarose   Drums
David Daniels   Celli
Benmont Tench   Organ,Piano,Pump Organ
Jamie Talbot   Flute,Clarinet
Nick Cooper   Celli
Jacqueline Hartley   Violin
Peter Hanson   Violin
Phil Todd   Flute
David Fuest   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass),Clarinet (Contrabass)
Dai Emanuel   Violin
Perry Montague-Mason   Violin
Christopher Tombling   Violin
Max Baillie   Viola
Tom Pigott-Smith   Violin
Oliver Langford   Violin
Molly Sarle   Vocals (Background)
Jackie Hartley   Violin
Shiva Ramamurthi   Violin
Andy Parker   Viola

Technical Credits

Tony Berg   Engineer,Producer,Additional Production
Paul Stacey   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Dave Arch   Arranger,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Zac Rae   Orchestration
Sonya Kitchell   Composer
Richard Woodcraft   Engineer
Tom Syrowski   Engineer,Recording
Tal Wilkenfeld   Composer
Becca Stevens   Composer
Tom Pigott-Smith   Engineer