Cleveland, Shana
Manzanita
'Manzanita' is the common name for a kind of small evergreen tree endemic to California which has strong medicinal properties. It's also the name of the full-length album by visual artist, writer, songwriter and musician Shana Cleveland. Subtle, powerful, and unafraid. This is a love album that's somehow populated with the insect world, ghosts and evil spirits. Sonically, 'Manzanita' sits in a meadow similar to her previous solo records, set back and away from the genre-recombinant garage pop of her band La Luz. The album also features Johnny Goss, who has recorded all of Shana's solo material and early La Luz recordings, and Abbey Blackwell (Alvvays, La Luz) on bass; Olie Eshleman on pedal steel and Will Sprott on keyboards, dulcimer and glockenspiel.