Into the Mountain
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| Released | 18 February 2022 | |||
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| Label | Incarnation Records | |||
| Producer | Andy Glen | |||
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Into the Mountain is the eighth studio album by Astrid Williamson, released on 18 February 2022 on Incarnation Records.[1] Williamson created the album's songs from a cache of poetry sand writing she discovered on a computer hard drive.[2]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters | 8/10[3] |
| The Scotsman |   [4] |
| Uncut | 7/10[5] |
PopMatters praised "the honed songwriting, the textures, the storytelling and the heaven bound, singular voice"[3] with The Scotsman saying "the rolling drums, windswept strings and incantatory vocals whip up an atmospheric folk pop storm".[4] Uncut stated that "it taps feelings of regret, loss, yearning & desire but acceptance too".[5]
Track listing
All songs are written by Astrid Williamson.
- "Coming Up for Air" – 3:36
- "In Gratitude" – 5:20
- "Eat" – 3:14
- "June Bug" – 6:03
- "Body" – 3:58
- "For Henry" – 4:26
- "Prague" – 3:57
- "Corsica" – 6:01
- "Gun" – 5:26
- "There Are Words" – 3:11
Personnel
- Astrid Williamson – vocals, synthesisers, piano, xylophone, guitar, organ, programming & string arrangements
- Andy Glen – guitar, percussion, e-bow, string arrangements, backing vocals
- Martyn Barker – drums & percussion
- Nicolas Dick – lap steel guitar
- Richard Yale – bass guitar
- Ruth Gottlieb – violin
Production
- Andy Glen – producer
- Tula Parker – artwork
References
- ^ "Into The Mountain - Limited Edition CD · Astrid Williamson". Astrid Williamson. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Astrid Williamson: How I turned my journals into songs". Songwriting Magazine. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ a b Khan, Imran (24 February 2022). "Astrid Williamson Moves Mountains and a Few Souls with Into the Mountain". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b Shepherd, Fiona (10 February 2022). "Album reviews: Modern Studies | Eddie Vedder | Dean Owens | Astrid Williamson". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Sharon (March 2022). "Astrid Williamson – Into the Mountain". Uncut. p. 36.