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Magic Apron s orphan harmony is their debut full length cd. Magic Apron is David McClung and Joanna Bajandas. David McClung previously performed and recorded as the Soul Raydio for the previous six years. McClung released two full lengths as the Soul Raydio. Joanna s warm vocals merge seamlessly with McClung s throughout the album, creating a delicate, wistful blend of intermingled voices. Envisioned as a love letter to the city and her children and haunts, Orphan Harmony plays like an extended meditation on the unity of contrasting elements; acoustic guitars overlaid with soaring electrics, intertwining male and female vocals, live drums, sampled loops, e-bow, Rhodes and synths. All the songs were written in a bedroom, on a bed, and this lends the album the air of a tender and haunting lullaby, sung in hushed tones as if to an infant awaiting sleep. The lyrics are sparse, favoring simple and precise imagery that suggest gratitude, nostalgia, and gentle encouragement. McClung s voice takes nimble forays into the upper register, playfully bending Bajandas s pure notes to the verge of a delicious breaking, before settling back into the soft and feathery union of tones that make orphan harmony such a graceful prayer of an album to get lost inside of.