An expatriate New Yorker now living in Argentina, Richard Shindell is a meticulous craftsman of song whose four studio albums and recent live recording have been revered by critics and fans alike. Innovative, original
and occasionally spiritual, Shindell's songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society's fringes. He has a unique ability to morph into the soul of the many and varied personalities he casts as narrators in certain songs--songs that are veritable novellas framed in haunting acoustic melodies. As The Boston Globe raved: "Shindell is a master builder of songs, yet always leading listeners toward the emotional essence of the moment or character he is evoking. As with all master craftsmen, knowing what to leave out is as important to him as what he puts in. Shindell has uncanny sense of the theater of a song, building his ballads sparely and subtly, set to sweeping graceful melodies."
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Courier Catalog Number: SIG 1270 iTunesLink: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6320351 COURIER captures Richard Shindell and his band at their live best in 2001. Moving from the religious, erotic metaphor of On a Sea of Fleur de Lis to the full-throated menace of Fishing, COURIER'S folk-rock doesn't get any better than this: supple, fluid, intelligent, and muscular. Shindell's powerful, astringent baritone and quietly stunning guitar work root the album, while his outstanding band drives it. The definitive Shindell album, COURIER is one of the best discs of the decade - in any genre - to date.[More Info and Sound Clips]
Not Far NowNew! Company: Signature Sounds Recordings This is Shindell's first collection of original songs in over five years. Not
Far Now's nine new compositions (complimented by a pair of outside songs) are haunting vignettes
that exist vividly beyond the song that documents them.
Widely acclaimed as one of today's finest narrative songwriters, Shindell has a rare gift for using detail
to illuminate his characters' motivations and actions without ever getting mired in minutiae.
South of Delia iTunesLink: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=255335496&s=143441 While Richard Shindell is rightly considered one of the finest singer-songwriters of his generation, he's always had an ear for great songs by other writers and has included these songs in his live shows, placed the occasional cover on his albums, and recorded the Cry Cry Cry disc with Lucy Kaplansky and Dar Williams, a project that celebrated the songs of contemporary writers.
South of Delia's 12 songs are drawn from a wide variety of sources including bona-fide legends (Dylan & Guthrie), excellent contemporary writers (Josh Ritter & Jeffrey Foucault). Shindell also includes a couple of traditional songs to complete a thoughtful selection of tracks.[More Info and Sound Clips]
Richard Shindell 
An expatriate New Yorker now living in Argentina, Richard Shindell is a meticulous craftsman of song whose four studio albums and recent live recording have been revered by critics and fans alike. Innovative, original
and occasionally spiritual, Shindell's songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society's fringes. He has a unique ability to morph into the soul of the many and varied personalities he casts as narrators in certain songs--songs that are veritable novellas framed in haunting acoustic melodies. As The Boston Globe raved: "Shindell is a master builder of songs, yet always leading listeners toward the emotional essence of the moment or character he is evoking. As with all master craftsmen, knowing what to leave out is as important to him as what he puts in. Shindell has uncanny sense of the theater of a song, building his ballads sparely and subtly, set to sweeping graceful melodies."
