{"product_id":"ebony-lamb-ebony-lamb-cd","title":"Ebony Lamb - Ebony Lamb (CD)","description":"Pōneke\/Wellington-based singer-songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eEbony Lamb\u003c\/strong\u003e announces her debut self-titled solo album, set to release on October 20th on \u003cstrong\u003eSlow Time Records (Nadia Reid).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album was made in collaboration with two of New Zealand’s most celebrated modern musicians, \u003cstrong\u003eBic Runga\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eKody Nielson (Opossom, Silicon, UMO),\u003c\/strong\u003e along with her long-time musical collaborator, \u003cstrong\u003eGram Antler.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo mark the release, \u003cstrong\u003eEbony\u003c\/strong\u003e and her band will embark on a seven-date tour across Aotearoa starting October 27th.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA captivating work of impressionistic memories, observations and intimate confessions, \u003cstrong\u003eEbony\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote her debut album while coming into prominence as an in-demand portrait photographer within New Zealand’s contemporary literature and independent music scenes. 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