Maia Friedman Unveils New Single, “In A Dream It Could Happen”

April 16, 2025

New Album, Goodbye Long Winter Shadow,

Out May 9th via Last Gang Records

West Coast Dates with Basia Bulat Begin April 30

New York-based musician Maia Friedman unveils a new single, “In A Dream It Could Happen,” from her upcoming record Goodbye Long Winter Shadow, out May 9th via Last Gang Records. Goodbye Long Winter Shadow is immaculately balanced. Within the succinct two minutes of “In A Dream It Could Happen,” each note and word feels necessary. It’s a composition that evokes Nilsson Sings Newman, as Friedman’s entrancing voice is paired with minimal percussion and delicate strings.

Friedman explains, “I wanted the imagery in this song to sweep you away into an otherworldly voyage. Vines growing at unusual speed by candlelight (think Buffy The Vampire Slayer season 4, episode 18). Riverside (earth) to Iapetus Crater (moon of Saturn). Car pulled along on a conveyor belt up through the atmosphere into the rings of Saturn (think Coco, bridge to the spirit world). The sun rises, falls, rises and falls again without much notice, and in the end it’s all a dream. All instrumentation was written with this in mind; chromatic winds, harmonies and reharmonizations galore.”

Listen to Maia Friedman’s “In A Dream It Could Happen”

In addition to making her own gorgeous music, Friedman plays in Dirty Projectors and Coco. From the first moments of Goodbye Long Winter Shadow, layers of strings, woodwinds, acoustic guitar and Friedman’s warm anchoring voice blossom as if to say “you are here.” The album’s lush arrangements and sage lyricism are an enveloping statement of intent. They carry the devotion to nature Friedman fostered growing up in California’s Sierra Nevada with a new mother’s exploration of time and transformation.

To begin writing Goodbye Long Winter Shadow, Friedman visited her parents’ home in California and searched their book collection. She was drawn to the zen poetry of Jim Harrison’s After Ikkyū, its sparse forms and momentary bursts of humor. Following, she spent months developing the language of the album, pursuing the music she envisioned with characteristic patience. Produced with Philip Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker, Florist) and Oliver Hill (Magdalena Bay, Helado Negro), the result is chamber pop abounding with melodic intimacy, a world where instruments bob and weave around the heart-stopping clarity of Friedman’s voice.

Maia Friedman continues to support Basia Bulat on a North American tour. Following, she’ll play a special album release show with a full chamber ensemble in Los Angeles on May 10th. Tickets for all dates are on sale now, and a full list can be found below.

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