Caroline Shaw Sō Percussion To the Sky ( Official Music Video)

Caroline Shaw Sō Percussion perform To the Sky, from their album Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, due June 25 on Nonesuch Records: Video by Robert EdridgeWaks To the Sky, from the Sacred Harp, takes its lyrics from Anne Steele. I love the songs about death, and going home, and looking toward a time that is better or brighter, which, if theres one thing to think about in the world, maybe thats the thing, Shaw says. This one I love in particular. Theres a line, Frail solace of an hour, So soon our transient comforts fly, And pleasure blooms to die. Its meditation on the ephemeral, and I love it. Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part is an album of songs written and performed by Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion. With Shaw on vocals and Sō filling out this new band, they developed songs in the studio, with lyrics inspired by their own wideranging interests: James Joyce, the Sacred Harp hymnal, a poe