Released 03/02/2014
Vega's first new studio album in seven years, features ten new songs each telling a story that has to do with the material world and the world of the spirit and how they intersect. Suzanne spent the past few years writing and recording these new gems on the road, recording portions in Chicago, London, Prague, LA and New York City, and Kyserike Station, an old train station in upstate New York. Tracking for the album took place mostly at the Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, and the album was mixed by Kevin Killen, who has worked with Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. A lot of my older albums, especially the second one, were about being solitary. This album has more of a sense of connectivity, there is a different spirit. Queen of Pentacles taps into Vega s broad range of musical tastes, intertwining Dylan/Stones inspired guitar-driven songs with lush orchestral strings and trumpet, soul-packed background vocals and Vega s masterful classic folk elements. A fan of hip hop as well, Vega samples the 50 Cent hit song Candy Shop for one of the more unique tracks on the album, Don t Uncork What You Can t Contain. This is Suzanne s first sampling effort although her song Tom s Diner has been interpolated countless times in the hip-hop community, she has not sampled anyone else until this album.
Disc 1: Crack In The Wall Fool's Complaint I Never Wear White Portrait Of The Knight Of Wands Don't Uncork What You Can't Contain Jacob And The Angel Silver Bridge Song Of The Stoic Laying On Of Hands / Stoic 2 Horizon (There Is A Road)