I rarely if ever write reviews of music as its a deeply personal thing and we all have our own tastes. Personally I am an unabashed metal head (having created it for almost 20 years), that being said, I'm going to put out a review any way. The album is the new E.P. by Zoë Keating called 'Snowmelt.'
If you are familiar with this amazing cellists work, then you already know that she can create landscapes in the mind with sound. I personally became aware of her in mid 2005 when she was touring with the band Rasputina and while I love their work, I didn't really pay attention to the individuals. Fast forward to 2011 and I discovered much to my amazement that she had gone out on her own. I bought the first few albums and was instantly hooked. There's just something about her music that inspires my mind. When I write, it is invariably with her music in the background, as it clears my mind and helps it conjure up what I am seeing.
Zoë's new album is no different, as it is 18 minutes of sweepingly epic beauty that is rich and alive with emotion. Listening to it through the first time I found my eyes closing and a smile spreading across my face. The second and my mind began to fire as her artistry ignited the thing inside my brain where all of my stories writhe.
If you are looking for something outside your norm, music that will pull you into it, this is where to start. 'Snowmelt' takes what she has built before and runs with it, raising mountains of sound that leave you amazed a single person could be responsible for them.
You can find a copy here or on Amazon:
https://music.zoekeating.com/