August - Vinyle Jaune

Description

With this new album, the American singer delivers electric folk with impeccable songwriting. There’s an entire sub-genre of poetry dedicated to rivers and their persistent, meditative flow. Emily Dickinson’s "My River Runs to Thee" compares them to the cycle of life, while Alfred Tennyson’s "The Brook" sees them as eternal, and Kathleen Raine’s "The River" meditates on the dreamlike state they evoke. For the transcendent folk-pop artist Shannon Lay, the river embodies all these interpretations. It’s the driving metaphor of her latest album, the exquisite and uplifting August, which feels like an auditory baptism, renewing her musical calling. The album’s name, August, refers to the month in 2017 when Lay quit her job and dedicated herself entirely to music. It was her liberation as an artist, and the album is dedicated to sharing that with her listeners. Think of August as a warm hug for your psyche.