Jeanne River Names Debut Single "PP2," With Cameron Winter on Prepared Piano

Jeanne River, the leftfield folk project of Brooklyn musician Jeanne Hill, has announced its debut single, "PP2." The track features Cameron Winter, according to Pitchfork, which first reported the collaboration.

Winter plays prepared piano on the song. A prepared piano has objects placed on or between its strings to change the sound, so it rings out with buzzes, rattles and muted notes. Pitchfork describes Winter as associated with Geese, the New York rock band.

Hill sings on "PP2" and plays ukulele, a small four-stringed instrument, and celesta, a keyboard whose hammers strike metal bars to produce a soft, bell-like tone. She also handled production on the track.

The project has two live dates on its schedule so far. On 12 November, Jeanne River performs at Night Club 101 in Manhattan, sharing the bill with Jasper Llewellyn. The following spring, on 8 April 2027, the project plays in Philadelphia in support of Joanne Robertson.

The Manhattan show is the nearest date, and it falls the day after this story was published. Fans who want to see the set will need to act quickly. The Philadelphia show is still several months away.

For a debut, the lineup of guests and instruments is unusually specific. A single that puts a prepared piano, a celesta and a ukulele in the same song is making a clear choice about sound before a listener has heard a note. The name "PP2" is the only title so far, so the first real clue to what it sounds like will come when the track is heard in full.

Further details about release timing and formats have not yet been announced.