I love discovering new music, and I also love sharing those discoveries with others. This week’s guest on NSTS is indie singer songwriter Annabelle Chvostek, and her music is definitely worth sharing.

Annabelle’s latest record is called String of Pearls, recorded in both Canada and Uruguay, and features jazz, tango, and classical musicians from both countries. We chat about how the record was made, her relationship with Bruce Cockburn, 90s art rock, Joni Mitchell, and the influence of The Beatles’ Abbey Road record.

Chvostek’s playlist:

The Beatles – Come Together

Joni Mitchell – Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire

Sarah Vaughn – Honeysuckle Rose

PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love

Bruce Coburn – Night Train  

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Former Spoons and Honeymoon Suite keyboardist Rob Preuss and I are working on a special and very exciting new project together, one that we originally started talking about five years ago. It’s in full production now, and this week he calls in to NSTS to talk about it. 

Specific details won’t be divulged until the project is in its later stages, but in keeping with the No Sleep ’til Sudbury theme, Rob brought in a handful of instrumental songs that may or may not be part of it. Enjoy!

Preuss’ playlist (available on Spotify):

Spoons – Trade Winds

Split Enz – Wail

Gary Clark – A Jackson in your Kitchen

Andrew Lloyd Webber – Entr’Acte 

Gary Numan – Trois Gymnopedies (First Movement)

Elton John – Song For Guy – Elton John

Walter Murphy – A Fifth of Beethoven

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