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Singer- Songwriter / Folk / Country, maar wel heel ruim geïnstrumenteerd hier en daar. Leuk om naar te luisteren.

Perth singer Helen Shanahan‘s new album Canvas, which we’re premiering here at Music Feeds before it officially arrives tomorrow (4th March), is filled with the kind of reflective, introspective songwriting that’s difficult not to be drawn in by.
Take the sparse, tenderly affecting ‘Under the Maple Tree’, which sees Shanahan detailing a theoretical correspondence to someone she’s lost touch with. “For everything you’ve done I am most grateful / I don’t know if you’ll ever forgive me,” she croons on its refrain, the directness of the lyrics cutting through above the delicately-picked chords.

The album’s title track hits a similar nerve; a vulnerable song about being taken over by another person in a relationship, having your own needs ignored. “I was your blank canvas, you painted what you wanted on me,” Shanahan sings. “I watched as the colours infused / Oh, how I learned to be used.”

“A lot of the songs on the album ended up pertaining to my high school years where I developed a lot of anxiety and low self-worth,” Shanahan says of Canvas. “Now in my 30s, I am in more stable relationships, and able to observe how these relationships made me behave – and how they made their mark on my mental health. While there are a lot of darker themes on the album, the opening and closing tracks celebrate the ‘better times’ and positive relationships.”

Tracks:
01. Deer in Headlights
02. Subtlety in the Silence
03. Under the Maple Tree
04. No
05. Bad Habit
06. Canvas
07. Figured You Out
08. Chemical Help
09. Cement
10. Better Times

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB10iy3LETU