New Album - ‘INVITATION’ / OUT NOW
'UK Album of the Year' - 'Invitation' - UK Americana Awards 2024
The album is called ‘Invitation’ - it is an intimate, personal record, with songs that touch on themes of motherhood, relationships, mental health, transformation, endings and new beginnings.
It comes from a place of inviting in the darkness, the hard times, the sadness, loss, love and grief... all of the unknown feelings that get woken up inside you. To practice staying with them, no matter how uncomfortable. To understand that they are trying to tell you something… and that ultimately it’s ok to feel these emotions, even if you can't make any sense of them.
I believe that this is an uplifting album that brings hope, and strength to life's challenges. It is raw and direct, intimate and cinematic - musically I tried to serve the lyrics and sentiment behind each song and offer up an immersive experience throughout. Visually the artwork of the album created by Joni Belaruski also adds to the storyline of the album: the crow imagery represents transformation, change and freedom.
It is in the learning and listening that we can transform, grow, stay conscious and wholeheartedly true, open, honest with ourselves and others. Words are a powerful resource and we can choose to use them to connect deeply with one another. Song-writing has always been my way of trying to do just that, and I hope this album 'invites' us to reach out together.
I am very excited to finally share this new album that I’ve been working on
These past few years have been a real time of change, growth and transformation for me, and the songs on the album reflect on some of these experiences... I'm now ready to take that brave step and release this album out into the world... and equally be released from it.
