Roan Yellowthorn release thoughtful, dream pop LP Indigo.
Roan Yellowthorn is the moniker of Jackie McLean, daughter of iconic folk and rock & roll artist Don McLean, whose deft melodic sensibilities were not lost on his indie darling offspring.
Mining a deep ’90s vein of gorgeous Lilith Fair acoustic pop, Roan Yellowthorn’s Indigo LP manages to be both charmingly retro and confessional. Hooks abound throughout the record, but McLean really breaks out on “Mark My Words” with a devilishly distorted jazz vocal that is as raw and truthful as anything her father ever sung.
On the album’s release McLean commented, “Our album, Indigo, is a compendium of my own deep feelings about experiences that changed me. Experiences and feelings that are so personal they become universal. Shawn and I worked on this record together for over a year and the whole process has been such a leap of faith.”
Accompanied by producer and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Strack, McLean is set to release Roan Yellowthorn’s first full-length studio album, Indigo on September 28 via Blue Élan Records.
Our First Date feature with Roan Yellowthorn’s Jackie McLean is here.
