Rhiannon Giddens Hope Is the Thing with Feathers LP

Rhiannon Giddens's album Hope is the Thing with Feathers was inspired by the beauty of people coming together and drawing strength from each other. It was intentionally recorded live with no frills and few overdubs, just pure and essential music that captures the feeling of community, clarity, as well as the joy and power of creating together. From exploring the lineages that make American music to the community-oriented spirit in which it was conceived and recorded, in many ways the album tells the story of the past 20 years of Giddens's life. The vinyl edition is made from 100% recycled vinyl and is carbon neutral.

Few American performers this century are more accomplished and important than Rhiannon Giddens.

Giddens is of her time ... part of a tradition of American music: storytellers who joyfully preach the truth from a woman's point of view—sometimes with trouble in mind, too.

Few artists are so fearless and so ravenous in their exploration