Lael Neale - Acquainted With Night

It is the simple thing that is so hard to do. This is the paradox that musician Lael Neale has lived within throughout her development as an artist. It is the reason she became enthralled with poetry. Poems are a distillation. Lael says, 'this challenge to winnow away what is unessential is the most maddening and, ultimately, rewarding part of writing a song'. Lael's 2021 album 'Acquainted with Night' is a testament to this poetic devotion. Stripped of any extraneous word or sound, the songs are lit by Lael's crystalline voice which lays on a lush bed of omnichord. The collection touches on themes that have been thread into her work for years: isolation, mortality, yearning, and reaching ever toward the transcendent experience.

1) Blue Vein ()
2) Every Star Shivers in the Dark ()
3) Acquainted With Night ()
4) White Wings ()
5) How Far Is It to the Grave ()
6) For No One for Now ()
7) Sliding Doors & Warm Summer Roses ()
8) Third Floor Window ()
9) Let Me Live By the Side of the Road ()
10) Some Sunny Day ()