Hiatus by Mardi Lumsden
Longstanding Brisbane folk artist Mardi Lumsden's debut album "Hiatus" is a collection of dreamy folk songs filled with heart, soul and commentary on human nature.
The next step in an already long and illustrious career, "Hiatus" is an eleven-track delight showcasing Mardi's signature ability to weave heartfelt stories together using banjos, keyboards, finger-picked guitars and electro elements to create a unique genre of dream folk, a fusion of the ethereal atmospheres and textures creating a mixture of dream pop with acoustic-based folk.
Recorded and produced by her husband Andrew Pennay in their converted church-turned home studio, tracks such as 'Juniper Trees', 'Someday' and 'Treasure Like This' are delicate, warm and truly uplifting.
The album's release is punctuated by the focus track 'Fiore,' written in an Italian summer and capturing both the messiness and the beauty of letting go of relationships. "It's about releasing your expectations and accepting that endings also mean new beginnings," Mardi explains.
Her last single, 'Heading Home', featured on Double J's Tower of Song with Henry Wagons. 'This is forever' has featured on Triple J.
Tracklist
| 1. | Our Lady of the Highway | 3:34 |
| 2. | Heading home | 4:06 |
| 3. | This is forever | 3:55 |
| 4. | Fiore | 3:46 |
| 5. | Juniper trees | 3:00 |
| 6. | So, where does that leave me? | 5:10 |
| 7. | Someday | 4:03 |
| 8. | Lean in, love | 3:04 |
| 9. | Little eyelashes | 3:16 |
| 10. | Treasure like this | 4:42 |
| 11. | This is not free | 1:33 |
Credits
Writer: Mardi Lumsden
Producer: Andrew Pennay (apart from 'Someday')
