Stereo Embers The Podcast 0419: Don and Karen Peris (The Innocence Mission)

"Midwinter Swimmers" Since 1986 the Pennsylvania outfit The Innocence Mission have quietly been crafting one of the most affecting songbooks in modern music. The nearly fifteen albums in their discography, including Birds Of My Neighborhood, Glow, We Walked In Song and their new one, Mid-Winter Swimmers, have found The Innocence Mission elegantly asserting themselves as a truly singular band. At the core of it all is the husband/wife duo of Don and Karen Peris and their partnership is redolent with intuition, poetic finesse and musical grace. Over the course of their career, The Innocence Mission have built a kingdom of quiet that's at once distinct and universal. They've been signed to a major, played on a Joni Mitchell album and toured with Natalie Merchant but in spite of these high-profile highlights, the band has kept a modest and relatively low profile, choosing creativity over cultural overexposure. Their new album is an absolute stunner; it's a ravishing blend of indie folk and faraway pop, played with expertise and heart. This conversation, which is also their first podcast ever, is a quiet meditation on the creative life, friendship and human kindness. www.theinnocencemission.com www.bombshellradio.com www.stereoembersmagazine.com www.alexgreenbooks.com