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Līva Dumpe: Tālskatis

by Troy Dostert
July 15, 2024

Sometimes things are seen more clearly from a distance. That is the underlying conviction animating Tālskatis, the debut release from Latvian vocalist Līva Dumpe. “Tālskatis" is the Latvian term for a monocular, and the quest for vision, whether personal or political, permeates the album. Dumpe's own creative perspective was shaped in part by a move to the Netherlands and her studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, which has allowed her to bring a thoroughly modern musical sensibility to her art, ...