Description
Amelia is the eighth solo studio album by American avant-garde musician Laurie Anderson. It was released on August 30, 2024, through Nonesuch Records, making it her third album for the label. Produced by Anderson herself, it features contributions from Anohni, Filharmonie Brno, Trimbach Trio, Martha Mooke, Marc Ribot, Kenny Wollesen, Tony Sherr and Ryan Kelly. The album debuted at number 41 in Switzerland, number 46 in Scotland and number 74 in Portugal. The album is a mixture of musical and spoken word performance by Anderson. The album tributes Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer, who disappeared in the vicinity of an isolated island in the western Pacific Ocean in 1937 and was declared dead in 1939.
