Music News - Award-winning folk artist Amiria Grenell shares ethereal new album 'The Winter Light' + new single 'The Ghost in You'
15 March 2024 - 0 Comments
Ōtautahi folk singer-songwriter Amiria Grenell has today released her highly anticipated fourth album The Winter Light.
This 10-track album is an introspective body of work which combines tender vocals, vivid storytelling, and a seamless blend of folk, country, and rock elements. Amiria says that The Winter Light details “my days, my heart, my family and my surroundings - and sometimes I manage to make sense of it all. But when I release songs into the world, I don’t want people to see me - my hope is that they see themselves.”
Produced alongside Ryan Fisherman, Amiria says this collaboration contributed to the album’s fluidity.“I love dipping in and out of genres, and working with Ryan helped me gather the best of what I have to give. For that, I am so grateful.” Made with the support of NZ On Air and featuring stunning strings produced by Anna Edgington, The Winter Light was almost entirely recorded at The Hut, Ōtautahi.
Alongside the album’s previously released singles Romeo (NZOA New Tracks, RNZ, NZ Musician) and Lanterns (RNZ, R1, RadioActive, JuiceTV), The Winter Light introduces opening track Oamaru by Night, which includes an original voice memo recorded post-show outside the Grainstore Gallery, and closes with Burnt Coffee - complete with bird sounds recorded at Purau, Banks Peninsula, a place Amiria holds dear to her heart.
Also released today is the new single and music video The Ghost in You - an uplifting track about our inner ghosts and the whirlwind of colours, feelings and emotions unique to each of us. Amiria says The Ghost in You is meant for listeners to celebrate their quirks and “all our little ghosts dancing about.” A playful celebration of togetherness through the ups and downs of the human experience, Amiria and collaborator Robyn Jordaan have also captured this sentiment in the newly released music video.
Filmed in Lyttleton and Diamond Harbour, scenes of still-life drawing class, hula hooping and throwing paper planes with her daughter, all reflect Amiria’s candid approach to her art. “It reminds me to have a laugh and not take things too seriously. To let the ghosts out to play every once in a while.”
Something else to get excited about, Amiria Grenell will soon be hitting the road for a national tour:
AMIRIA GRENELL NZ TOUR
25 April - Lake Hawea - House Concert
26 April - Queenstown - Sherwood
27 April - Dunedin - Maggies
03 May - Wellington - Poquito
04 May - Wellington - Poquito
05 May - Auckland - Freida Margolis
10 May - Christchurch - Space Academy
About Amiria Grenell
Daughter of legendary country musician John Grenell, Amiria grew up on a farm in Whitecliffs, Canterbury, where her family hosted decades of music festivals in the back paddocks. She has followed her heritage into a colourful and long-standing career as a touring artist and respected songwriter. Winner of a Tui NZ Music Award for her album Three Feathers (2011) and finalist for the same award for album Autumn (2015), her new album The Winter Light is sure to be yet another album to be embraced across Aotearoa.
Photo Credits: Naomi Haussmann & Michael Gilling
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