Music News - Albert River releases 'bank woe' + visualiser for single 'rungs' + announces album release show
06 September 2024 - 0 Comments
Good things take time…six years, in the case of the new LP by Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai / Lower Hutt artist 'Albert River'. The record titled bank woe which is out today on Pōneke label Home Alone taps deeply into themes of life, death and living as an artist. Described by Under the Radar as "sounding not unlike a spectral folk apparition", the new LP is an underground treasure of shape-shifting melodies and shimmering gentle production.
Pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl or digitally
With references to Macbeth, and owing a debt to a canon of wordsmiths including Joni Mitchell for the roses and others who have retreated away from the world - the self-produced record is a place of solace and poetry for its listeners. The seven songs, self-described as “neon like ghosty hymns” are drawn around Albert’s gossamer vocals which hover between layers of piano, finger-picked guitar, harmonium and a flute made from an ancient piece of kauri wood.
On bank woe he says “there is a ghostly energy in these songs, bank woe has many meanings interweaving, it is very much exploring life and death…about being a poor artist”.
Listen to bank woe on streaming services, or support the artist by purchasing the album on vinyl or as a digital download from Bandcamp. Fortuitously, today is Bandcamp Friday (kicking off at 8pm NZT) where all proceeds from sales go directly to the artist for 24 hours.
The LP was lovingly pressed to vinyl at Holiday Records in Tāmaki Makaurau.
To celebrate the release of bank woe, Albert will be performing a rare concert alongside musician and film-maker Martin Sagadin. The pair will be sharing new music in the intimate Vogelmorn Upstairs on 21 September.
Tickets are available now from undertheradar, with a pre-order option available for a vinyl + ticket - a complete steal!
Albert River & Martin Sagadin in concert
21 September - Vogelmorn Upstairs, Wellington
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