Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn 'Quiet in a World Full of Noise' black vinyl LP

The making of its follow-up, Quiet in a World Full of Noise, began in 2023 in upstate New York. Fresh from a break-up, Zahn sat at his piano and poured himself into writing and recording instrumental compositions. “I wrote all these stream-of-consciousness pieces on piano, and they were eerie, spacious piano tracks,” he said.

He used a piano that had been unconventionally tuned to the room rather than to standard pitch. These oddly-tuned, eerie instrumental recordings were never intended to be an album. Six months later, he listened to the recordings again and sent them to Richard who immediately recognized their potential and said, “Oh, this is the next album.”

Richard went into the studio the next day and wrote and recorded melodies and lyrics to Zahn’s piano recordings. Zahn brought in gifted musicians like Bryan Senti on strings (violin, viola, and violoncello da spalla) and CJ Camerieri on brass (French horn, flugelhorn, and trumpet). In some cases, like on the track “Life in Numbers,” Zahn used only the original first-take piano recording and scratch vocal, resulting in an intimate close-up of both Richard and Zahn.

This LP is released on Friday 4th October.

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Tracklisting:

SIDE A

1. Stains

2. Quiet In A World Full Of Noise

3. Traditions

4. Diets

5. Stay

6. Life In Numbers

SIDE B

1. Moments For Stillness

2. The Dancer

3. Breath Out

4. To Remove

5. Ocean Past

6. Try