Description
On her new album, Fragile as Humans written and recorded as her time living in the UK was coming to a close Emily Barker turns her lyrical gaze inwards.
The expansive themes of her previous album A Dark Murmuration of Words are replaced by an empathetic concern for matters more personal, familial, closer to ten songs take us on a deep dive into the human condition, an unflinching self-examination of grief, pain, loneliness and loss, at the same time sparkling with hope and optimism.
Luke Potashnicks intricate production puts Emilys expressive voice at the very forefront, exposing its full emotional range vulnerable, yet assured backed by a cinematic sonic palette provided by Richard Causon on keys, Tim Harries on bass and Tom Visser on drums, with Luke himself contributing additional guitars, effects and studio wizardry.
As Emily writes in the albums pivotal title track, we live lives of complexity, grappling with loneliness and disconnection, searching for compassion, connection and community we are all fragile as humans and made of who we love.
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