Garden Cities of To-morrow, the long-anticipated return of Lullaby Baxter, is in stores in Canada now, and will be available in America on August 22nd. Lullaby Baxter made her debut with Capable Egg (Atlantic/WEA) in 2000, when her smoky, jazz-tinged alto was hotly-tipped to be a big contender in North America’s music scene. All manner of far-flung tours, critical acclaim, birthing of children, composing of manifestos, and recording of new material has brought Lullaby Baxter to this, her Garden Cities of To-morrow.

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Boompa recording artist Lullaby Baxter is gearing up for the release of Garden Cities of To-morrow on July 18 in Canada and August 22 in the USA. The much-anticipated follow-up to Capable Egg, their critically-acclaimed debut, marks their first release in six years.

A fascinating hybrid of jazz, pop and folk melded with a heavy dose of cabaret, the songwriting duo of Lullaby Baxter and Lutwidge Sedgwick teamed up with the pop collective known as Hercules (Ben Sumner and Peter Baldwin) for this release. “I took risks that resulted…