It's been a good decade since Kate Stables last treated us to her luminous folk music. The multi-instrumentalist from Bristol, now an adopted Parisian, makes music that combines Karen Dalton's dreaminess, the serene melancholy of the Velvet Underground (think Pale Blue Eyes), the classical lyricism of Bert Jansch, the melodic force of Carol King, the poetry of Joan Baez… stop, that'll do! Ms This Is The Kit is above all, the artisan of a generous folk music which spread through her three previous albums, Krulle Bol (2008), Wriggle Out The Restless (2010) and Bashed Out (2015), and which now offers us even more shimmering lights on Moonshine Freeze. Produced the great John Paris, a disciple of PJ Harvey, this record was conceived by Stables with her group (Rozi Plain, Jamie Whitby-Coles, Neil Smith and Jesse D Vernon) in a studio in Bristol. A fan of the British artist, Aaron Dessner (guitarist for The National) also makes an appearance on some tracks. The result is a beautiful tango between musical sophistication and instrumental delicacy. © MD/Qobuz