Renee Maskin & SONOFDOV - Chansons De Lune [EP]
Chansons de lune is the latest effort from two New Jersey songwriting heavy-hitters, Renee Maskin and SONOFDOV (Dennis King). Bringing together their imagery-laden song craft and textural sonic palettes, Chansons de lune chases themes of both the tangible and intangible. Our physical world and the meanings behind what we may experience. This split EP is meant to be listened to together in one sitting as it moves from one sphere to the next. The split was recorded in 2023 and 2024, and features Joe Palmisano on pedal steel.
“…delicately produced songs that live somewhere between today’s best indie folk, real-deal country music of the seventies, and one of those unique and wonderful discoveries we’d make on 120 Minutes back in the mid-nineties.” — Variance on Renee Maskin
“… the master songwriter…” — WFUV on Renee Maskin
“…indie-folk at its finest.” — The Rodeo on Renee Maskin
“The talented musician from New Jersey is able to layer a song with creative arrangements and haunting lyrics that build into something as heartbreaking as it is up lifting”. –Ear To The Ground Music on SONOFDOV
“Sonofdov, has a way of conveying universal feelings of yearning, sadness joy and searching for that something, that drives all of us”- You Don’t Know Jersey on SONOFDOV
Known for her distinctive voice, literally and artistically, Renee Maskin is a staple of the thriving music scene in Asbury Park, NJ. With three solo LPs released in three years, her prolific output pulls from a deep well of influence, from country, to garage, to modern indie-rock. Maskin has notably opened for a wide range of acts, including Jon Langford (Mekons), William Tyler, Del Amitri, Tyler Ramsey, and notably toured with her former group, Lowlight, in support of The Pretenders. Maskin was named “Songwriter of the Year 2023” by New Jersey Stage Magazine. Her most recent LP, Shimmer, was named one of 2023’s National Top Albums by The Aquarian.
New Jersey based singer-songwriter, Dennis King AKA SONOFDOV, “masters the art of composing ballads that transport us and pierce us”. King grew up in the shadow of NYC and spent his formative years banging around the lower east side club scene before settling into the alt-folk singer-songwriter of today. His music has been featured in films (Coyote, Wander) and TV (PBS, Discovery), straddling the lines of folk, post-punk and other DIY rock aesthetics to make his own sound. Back in 2019, King released his first full length Towers via Mint 400 Records and his latest single Natural Disaster, produced by Eric E. Sanderson (Augustines), landed on 200 Spotify playlists in its first week.