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Fresh Air

Jazz-Pop Duo Rachael & Vilray

Fresh Air

NPR

Books, Society & Culture, Arts, Tv & Film

4.336.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Rachael & Vilray's new album, I Love a Love Song, features them with a jazz ensemble. Most of their songs sound like something you would have heard on the radio in the '30s and '40s. Rachael is also the lead singer of the group Lake Street Dive. They spoke with Sam Briger in 2020.

Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews the novel This Other Eden, by Paul Harding, and Justin Chang reviews the new film Women Talking.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Fresh Air. I'm Sam Brigger, sitting in today for Terry Gross.

0:04.6

The duo Rachel and Villery have a new album called I Love a Love Song.

0:09.0

Listening to their music, you might think that they were singing lost jazz and swing tunes from the 30s and 40s,

0:14.9

but they're mostly singing new songs composed by Villery.

0:18.2

The New York Times calls their easy-swinging music quote as cozy as it is sophisticated.

0:23.5

Rachel Price is also the lead singer of the Soul Inspired Rock Band Lake Street Dive.

0:28.4

I spoke with Rachel and Villery early in 2020 about their self-titled debut.

0:33.2

But before we get to that conversation and concert, let's hear one of their new songs from the new album.

0:38.7

This one is called Is a Good Man Real.

1:05.0

Does he try to remember what his old lady said when he sleeps and on Tuesday?

1:24.8

Does he straighten the bed?

1:42.2

Rachel and Villery, welcome to Fresh Air.

1:44.2

Thank you.

1:44.9

You guys are very generous.

1:45.9

You were willing to perform a little bit for us today.

1:48.1

So I was wondering if you could please start with Do Friends Fall in Love.

1:50.8

Sure can.

1:51.8

Do Friends, Do Eyes, Too Many Nights, Too Campo, But Tonight was something new.

2:20.1

And I know you felt it too.

2:22.8

When we fell into the passion of a kiss around the world.

2:31.6

We've shared these roads together.

2:35.9

Every journey is grand when you're holding my hand.

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