ANASTASIA COOPE Darning Woman (2024 UK/EU limited edition first pressing 9-track 45RPM 'Blanche' White Vinyl LP - Hailing from Cold Spring in New York's Hudson Valley, Anastasia Coope is a formidable talent in several arenas, but it’s her striking baritone [a haunting, resonant timbre that can shift from spectral to serrated] which may first draw listeners in. Citing Brigitte Fontaine, Nico, and Scandinavian choral music as provenance, her music bears the lineage of classicpsychedelic folk and can sound, at once, persuasively vintage and strikingly new. The picture sleeve is factory sealed with its hype sticker)