While Carmen Quill tends to thrive on collaboration — as a member of the jazz trio Scree as well as the ethereal, vocal-based three-piece band tilt — her first solo album, Don’t Get Comfy / Nowhere (2021), was a true solo effort, as she sang and played upright bass with arrangements that veer between playful and ruminative, partly influenced by her father’s battle with cancer. An album inspired by this kind of personal tragedy can obviously benefit from solitary composition and performance.
On her new record, however, Quill brings other musicians into the fray, creating a broader sound that feels warmer and more infectious, yet still filled with joyous idiosyncrasies.
On Harmless, Quill is joined by her Scree…

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