Singer-Songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon Returns to Her Roots with a New Intimate, unplugged style album!

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Darrell Craig Harris

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🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Well known indie artist Rebecca Pidgeon conceived of her upcoming release "Unillusion" (August 29th release)as a more relaxed and intimate recording from the start to contrast with the intricate, polished, layered sound of her most recent albums. When she discussed her ideas with Perdomo, he had her look at episodes of MTV Unplugged series and Rebecca decided then and there, "It felt like the right approach —minimal, human, with moments that are as stripped down as just voice and acoustic guitar." Pidgeon and Fernando went into the studio with a team of outstanding musicians: Perdomo (bass, electric guitar); Andy Studer (violin, viola), Eszter Balint (violin on "Monkey Man" and "Where is the Man"); Matt Tecu (drums); Rebecca on acoustic guitar and vocals. Together they recapture the unfiltered warmth and immediacy of her earliest recordings while showing impressive sonic evolution showcasing her ever-maturing songwriting. The album's lyric themes range from the epic to the deeply personal. Tracks like "Dasharatha" draw inspiration from the ancient Indian epic poem, the Ramayana, weaving timeless tales of jealousy, grief, and rebirth into contemporary idiom recalling work like Bob Dylan's "Isis" or PJ Harvey's retelling of the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah in "Hair." More personal tracks venture into raw, emotional territories, resonating with listeners on a deeply human level. Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7da523apYjG6oJePP5MZwG?si=6mUpPHN5Tau3A9O52jhurw Website www.RebeccaPidgeonMusic.com Instagram www.Instagram.com/rebeccapidgeon About Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris The Music Matters Podcast is hosted by Darrell Craig Harris, a globally published music journalist, professional musician, and Getty Images photographer. Music Matters is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, and more. Each week, Darrell interviews renowned artists, musicians, music journalists, and insiders from the music industry. Visit us at: www.MusicMattersPodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/musicmattersdh For inquiries, contact: [email protected] Support our mission via PayPal: www.paypal.me/payDarrell

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0:00.0	Welcome to Music Matters podcast with Daryl Craig Harris, talking about all things music
0:09.6	with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.
0:20.5	Rebecca Pigeon, how you doing today?
0:21.6	I'm doing well. Thanks for having me.
0:24.6	So where are you joining us from?
0:25.6	I'm in Los Angeles.
0:27.6	Awesome. But you actually grew up in, I think, Scotland, is that correct?
0:31.6	Yes, I grew up in Edinburgh in Scotland, yes.
0:34.6	And I studied in London and started my career in London, yeah, and then moved to the States later.
0:42.1	Yeah, awesome. Yeah, Edinburgh, what a, what a magical place to grow up. Yeah, I haven't been, but it's on my list. I've been checking it out extensively.
0:50.8	It's magical, actually, haunted and spooky and beautiful, so, so beautiful. Yes, I was always
0:58.7	struck by its beauty, even just as a wee kid growing up there, you know, I loved it. I didn't
1:06.9	love it at first when I was first imported there. We came from my parents, my dad is a physicist and was at MIT.
1:16.6	So my brother and I were born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then brought back to Scotland.
1:22.6	So when I first arrived there, age five, nearly six, I was a bit out of my depth, a bit,
1:31.3	you know, an American kid and didn't really understand the children and stuff, but I soon grew
1:37.4	used to it.
1:38.4	And then I loved it.
1:41.5	Awesome.
1:42.5	So you have a new album coming out and I think it's your 12th album.
1:48.0	And you also, I should mention two, our Grammy nominee.
1:51.0	So lots of history behind you and an actress, which is quite interesting.
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