Ghost of a Gardener was recorded in Chicago at Pieholden Suite Sounds, studio of the late Jay Bennett (Wilco). Co-produced by Rachel and David Vandervelde, the album features Emmett Kelly (Cairo Gang, Bonnie “Prince” Billy), Gregory Alan Isakov, Evan Bivins (Cary Ann Hearst, Jump Little Children, Duncan Sheik), to name a few.

Producer: Rachel Ries
Co-Producer: David Vandervelde
Recording/Mixing Head Engineer: Matt Dewine at Pieholden Suite Sounds
Assistant Engineer: David Vandervelde
Additional Engineers: Christopher MacDonald, Paul Currerri
Mastering: Paul Gold at Salt Mastering

Rachel Ries: piano & vocals
David Vandervelde: electric guitar & vocals
Ari Bolles: upright bass & vocals
Evan Bivins: drums & percussion
Kristin Slipp: vocals
Cole Kamen-Green: trumpet
Alec Spiegelman: flute
Devon Sproule, Raina Rose, Carrie Elkin, Danny Schmidt: choir

Standing Still (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)

HER CROOKED HEART is the new name; the new music of Rachel Ries – multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, hired gun, singer. Her Crooked Heart’s first release, To Gentlemen (CD & 7” vinyl EP), hits the ground spinning May 5, complete with Rachel’s own limited edition artwork and featuring members of Bon Iver & Field Report.
 
Along with numerous and diverse collaborators through the years, Rachel has proven herself ever-curious to expand her sound, her scope, and sail on past the confines of ‘singer-songwriter.’ After all, sometimes what the heart wants is a syncopated horn line and a string section; a choir of angels and a bass synth, leaving exaltation and devastation in their wake.
 
But one thing has remained true since RR’s first homespun release: her sly and compassionate voice, excavating the depths of an all-too-human heart, armed with levity and a pen. It’s the messy humanity that’s of interest here. The trying and failing; the loving and losing and loving again. The choosing to be brave even when you’re shaking in your tattered boots.
 
So please, make welcome: Her Crooked Heart. She’s been here all along.

Standing Still (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)

Her Crooked Heart

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