Getting through heartbreak and disappointment is just, you know, exhausting. It takes everything out of you and sometimes you don't want to talk about it because you just want to file everything away in the past so you can keep going. So you can move on to someone who will fully accept you.
I will say that it was the middle of Summer when everything unfolded. And the only thing that brought me peace was walking around late at night, under the stars, listening to Diane Birch sing Bluebell, a rejected track from her first album, Bible Belt.
Her voice has this magical quality, with fullness and clarity unlike anyone I've heard. You could say it came from her upbringing in the gospel, but I also believe it came from learning to make peace with her own losses in life.
Anyway, her latest album is also the first one to be released under her own name and I'm beyond happy to hype it. 'Nous' debuted last week on Bandcamp and is available on iTunes pre-order.