{"product_id":"preorder-rhiannon-giddens-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers","title":"[PREORDER] Rhiannon Giddens - Hope Is the Thing with Feathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KuqXh8CBXI?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e140g Black Eco-Vinyl, Carbon Neutral\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulitzer- and Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens releases her seventh studio album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, on September 18, 2026 on Nonesuch Records. The 10-song collection was recorded live with no frills and few overdubs, in sessions at The Cypress House in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, nestled within tours in 2024 and 2025. It was co-produced by Giddens and longtime collaborator Dirk Powell, who also engineered and mixed the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiddens (lead vocals, minstrel banjo, fiddle) is joined by key collaborators from throughout her career: bassist Jason Sypher, Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu, Dirk Powell on multiple instruments, her first bandmate Justin Robinson, her nephew Justin Harrington on bones, Amelia Powell, Charly Lowry, and her sister Lalenja Harrington. Recording live was meant to bring the listener into the center of the room; background noise and the musicians talking between takes were intentionally left in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album includes four original songs written by Giddens and Powell, among them lead single \"Carolina Rain,\" alongside interpretations of Ola Belle Reed's \"High on a Mountain,\" Elizabeth Cotten's \"Freight Train,\" Pura Fe's \"Going Home,\" and the traditionals \"Cluck Old Hen\" and \"Walk with Me,\" a duet with her sister. The title track was inspired by the Emily Dickinson poem. The cover art is a six-by-six-foot patchwork quilt by textile artist Uzoma Samuel Anyanwu, based on a photograph of Giddens by Ebru Yildiz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vinyl edition is a 140-gram pressing made from 100% recycled vinyl and is carbon neutral. Also available on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngel Fire Rise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHope Is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep Away Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWish in Vain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarolina Rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh on a Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreight Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalk with Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCluck Old Hen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoing Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Nonesuch","offers":[{"title":"2026 \/ US \/ 140g Black Eco-Vinyl LP \/ Nonesuch \/ NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":47929797345438,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2026 \/ US \/ CD \/ Nonesuch \/ NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":47929797378206,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/a1910377101_10.jpg?v=1783024076","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/preorder-rhiannon-giddens-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}