She‰’ll invite you over for macaroons, in a kind of creepy way.

At 77, Linda Perhacs came out of retirement to make her second album in 44 years. Her first album, Parallelograms, flopped on the charts, but gained a cult like following through internet forums and the like. Now, with the help of Sufjan Steven‰’s record label, Asthamatic Kitty. Perhacs has created what sounds like a psychedelic folk album with hints of Latin rhythms and guitar riffs. Her voice tiptoes through a mix of nostalgia and maternal advice in what comes together as a deeply pensive and thoughtful album about balance and perspective. Despite the sometimes painfully strange and whisperlike quality of her voice, you can‰’t help but keep the record on- it feels like she is about to reveal something massively important in poetic form. There is no denying Perhac‰’s flowerchild roots, but the album is much more than just her journal of the 70‰’s to a melody: there is power, intention, and wisdom beneath the odd and cryptic tracks.

RIYL: Sibylle Baier, Bridget St. Johns, Anne Briggs
Recommended: 6, 9, 10