For Your Grammy Consideration
Lesser Arcana
Alex Van Gils & Carrie Frey
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album.
About the Record
The LESSER ARCANA are the 56 cards of the tarot deck, divided into Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles, that handle the minutiae of everyday life. This first album by Van Gils and Frey’s duo reflects a practice gradually built up over a few years of playing together, captured in two days in the studio and distilled into these distinct moments.
Press
“Fun and fascinating stuff from two experts generous enough to let us into their little secret.”
— AnEarful
“unforgettable and impressive landscapes”
— PanM360
“Works with spiritual or political subtext, from ... Carrie Frey & Alex Van Gils”
— WFMU
Credits
- Viola
- Carrie Frey
- Synthesis and Keyboards
- Alex Van Gils
- Recording and Mixing
- Michael Hammond
- Recorded at
- Recording Studio March 15-16, 2025
- Mastering
- Taylor Deupree/12k Mastering
- Producer
- Richard Dinges
- Cover Art
- Alex Van Gils
- Released
- May 29, 2026 on Long Echo Records