Description
With an organic finesse, German singer-songwriter duo Mara & David meld rock drive with classical technique. After a period of personal struggle—including an ongoing coming-to-terms with the duo’s visual impairments—the two musicians have found a new sense of urgency and joy on Call It Freedom (Songways/Ozella Music; release date: August 30 2013), the follow up to Sixteen Secrets and Once We Were Gods (both on Songways/Ozella).
Mara & David’s thoughtful songs—animated by von Ferne’s sometimes earthy, sometimes delicate voice and Sick’s stunning, percussive playing—move from childhood sanctuaries (“Cherry Tree”) to personal crises (“Like A Stranger”). They grapple with the difficulties of finding an ethical, compassionate place in an unjust world (“Call It Freedom”) and with turning the dark night of the soul into a burst of breathless light.
