Marta Arpini - Basement Sessions

Marta Arpini

In bright daylight, Marta Arpini feels everything there is to feel. The Amsterdam singer-songwriter and composer of Italian descent, born in the Lombardy town of Crema, has built up an eclectic oeuvre as a sought-after musician and acclaimed songwriter via conservatories in Milan and Amsterdam. Following her albums Forest Light and I Am a Gem, both nominated for an Edison, Marta wrote Tender Superpower , an album full of personal catharsis and idiosyncratic magic.

Tender Superpower

The jazz vocalist finds herself increasingly entrenched in indie-folk territory. Tender Superpower is unmistakably a studio album inspired by the understated mixing-board magic of Blake Mills, Bill Frisell and Andy Shauf. The meticulous and deceptively simple arrangements allow her glowing, diary-like lyrics to shine in the spirit of Adrianne Lenker and Elliot Smith.