On the heels of her new album sentiment (out 4/19 on Thrill Jockey), Los Angeles-based artist Claire Rousay performs live at Indexical. Bay Area artist and composer Shanna Sordahl opens.

claire rousay is a singular artist, known for challenging conventions in experimental and ambient music forms. rousay masterfully incorporates textural found sounds, sumptuous drones and candid field recordings into music that celebrates the beauty in life’s banalities. her music is curatorial and granular in detail, deftly shaped into emotionally affecting pieces.

sentiment is a meditation of the poignant emotional terrains of loneliness, nostalgia, sentimentality, guilt, and sex. The album’s narrative arc is guided by delicate musical gestures and artistic vulnerability, audaciously synthesizing disparate and unexpected influences. rousay crafted the songs in various homes, bedrooms, hotels, and other private places, the feeling of time and energy spent alone radiating from each passage. The album is a collection of heart-rending, incisive pop songs that explore universal feelings with subtlety and remarkable vision.

Shanna Sordahl is a sound artist and composer based in the Bay Area. With analog and digital electronics, amplified cello, and multimedia installation as their primary mediums, Shanna uses sound to create spaces that illustrate possibilities of transformation while questioning ingrained patterns of perception. They often subvert traditional approaches to music, utilizing extended and noise-based playing techniques while drawing from studies of diverse musical traditions, empathy building practices, interactions with physical landscapes, and field recordings. With an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College, Shanna has worked with a variety of choreographers, composers, and artists including Simpson/Stulberg Collaborations, Wax Poet(s), Trimpin, Wrekmeister Harmonies, Sarah Davachi, and Indira Allegra. They also have a body of solo work and perform in the duo SO AR.