Maia Friedman – “Russian Blue”

Maia Friedman, who you may know as a member of Dirty Projectors, is also an accomplished singer-songwriter. She’s got a new solo album called Goodbye Long Winter Shadow coming out in May, and she’s been unveiling singles from it since late last year. The latest, out today, follows December’s solemn chamber-pop ballad “On Passing” and February’s similarly ornate but loose and swooning “New Flowers.” It’s called “Russian Blue,” and it’s a tribute to the Russian blue cat that was Friedman’s “soulmate” during her teens and early 20s.