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Scottish singer-songwriter Astrid Williamson shares Coming Up For Air, taken from her ninth album Into The Mountain (following 18th February) and announces a UK headline tour and UK/European dates with Dead Can Dance.
As with all songs on the new long-player, Coming Up For Air was inspired by writings Williamson found in a folder intriguingly titled Into The Mountain, capturing moments from a yearlong tour she undertook with Dead Can Dance in 2012/13, and described by Williamson as “Part letters to a lover, or perhaps hoped for lover, part
travelogue from the life of a touring musician”.
Coming Up For Air takes the form of the former, a letter to a lover, but also explores the strange, unanchored life of a musician on the road. Williamson says of the song “It’s an imagined conversation, partly with the object of desire “do you love me?”, partly with myself “it’s me that’s all over the place”, where familiar and unrequited terrain is revisited. In the anchored movement of the touring life, resignation vying with wilful blindness, the question posed mid song “Where are you?” might as easily be an enquiry “Where am I?”
The song’s longing and sense of disorientation palpable in its stirring alt-folk soundscapes and Williamson’s ardent delivery.
Astrid Williamson will be touring Into The Mountain in early 2022 including an Album Launch Show at London’s Green Note on 1 March, she will also support Dead Can Dance on their forthcoming UK/European tour.
LIVE:
28 February - Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham
1 March - Green Note, London (ALBUM LAUNCH)
2 March - The Peer Hat, Manchester
3 March - Cobalt, Newcastle
4 March - Wrecking Ball Press, Hull
5 March - Hug & Pint, Glasgow
8 April - Manchester Cathedral (supporting Dead Can Dance)
11 April - Hammersmith Apollo, London (supporting Dead Can Dance)
Astrid Williamson headline tour tickets HERE Dead Can Dance support tickets HERE
Coming Up For Air is out now as a digital single, with new album Into The Mountain following on 18th February via Williamson’s newly re-launched label Incarnation Records.
Rereleased 14-01-22 on Incarnation Records
Published by Mute Song
September rolled by
October bristles on
I come up for air from under a blanket
Where are you?
I say out loud to no one, except you
You are in London, or *******
You are where you are, where you'll stay
I poured out a wine wondering as I drank it
Where are you?
I say out loud to no one, except you
It is me that’s all over the place.
Me that could never decide
Not about you, oh no
You are in London, or *******
You are where you are,
Where you'll stay no questions there
Only why, even think of you?
Even think of you
You, so good, you so sure
You, so unlikely to hurt anyone you love
Do you love me?
I wonder, if you ever even ask yourself?
credits
released October 2, 2020
Produced, engineered and mixed by Andy Glen at Black Shed Studios, London
Remixed by Nicolas Dick at Le Puits Sonore, Marseille
Vocals recorded and engineered by Simon Bowley at Willow Crescent Studio, Warragul, Australia.
Drums and percussion on Coming Up For Air recorded at Echo Zoo studios, Eastbourne by Christoph Skirl.
Additional vocals recorded by Andy Glen at Black Shed Studios, London and by Astrid in various locations.
Cellos and lap steel guitar recorded by Nicolas Dick at Le Puits Sonore, Marseille
Remixed and
Mastered at Le Puits Sonore, Marseille by Nicolas Dick.
Vocals, Synthesizers, String Arrangements – Astrid Williamson
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitars, Additional Percussion – Andy Glen
Cello – Samuel Dick Tolkien
Lapsteel Guitar - Nicolas Dick
12 String guitar, Finger drum - Lucas Christoff
Bass Guitar – Richard Yale
Drums – Martyn Barker
supported by 4 fans who also own “Coming Up For Air”
Well, does it live up to the hype? It's okay, not as good as 'Loops' or the 'Fenella' stuff; i doubt i'll be listening to it in full very often.
Her mojo is waneing in my 'umble opinion. vykr
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