Canadian-Italian singer Emily D’Angelo announces her upcoming second solo DG album freezing, which features seventeen songs drawn from folk tradition, art song and beyond. The mezzo-soprano offers a personal take on music that spans five centuries, ranging from songs by John Dowland and Henry Purcell; Rebecca Clarke, Zoltán Kodály, W.C. Handy and Philip Glass; to recent works by Randy Newman, Jeanine Tesori, Cecilia Livingston, “Adrian Ira” Kramer and US band Ween.

The singer’s fascinating dark voice as well as the eloquent arrangements unite these very different pieces into a beautiful, spherical work of art. D’Angelo is joined by Sophia Muñoz (piano), Bruno Helstroffer (electric guitar) and Jonas Niederstadt (bass guitar, synth, percussion) on thirteen of the album tracks.

Listen to the pre-release title track of the album, a rendition of Philip Glass’s Freezing, with lyrics by Suzanne Vega. The album, which will be released digitally on 30 August, is now available for pre-order.