In February of last year we wrote about Seattle multi-instrumentalist Abby Gundersen’s EP Time Moves Quickly, a visceral neo-classical release comprised mainly of piano and cello which addressed the unease and anxiety felt by many by anchoring them in a wonderful present. As we wrote:
“The main aim of the [EP] was to address society’s forward-thinking nature, to help the listener forget about what’s coming next and focus on what they have right now – something which she refers to as “the never-ending struggle to remain in the present”
Now, Gundersen is back with a full-length album, Aurora, this time incorporating what the press release calls
“The press forward that exists in spite of (or perhaps even because of) the cycle. It is the change that comes with the breaking of dawn”
You can hear one track right now, the elegaic ‘Waves’, which opens with snowflake-delicate piano before the introduction of strings, which at first appear mournful, but soon reveal themselves to be much more than that, as complex and stirring and beautiful as life itself.
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Aurora will be released on the 1st September, and you can pre-order it now from Bandcamp. The artwork is by MaryGrace Wolnski.
Cover photo by Nate Embry