Into the Mountain
Into the Mountain is the eighth studio album by Astrid Williamson, released on 18 February 2022 on Incarnation Records. Williamson created the album's songs from a cache of poetry sand writing she discovered on a computer hard drive.
Critical reception
PopMatters praised "the honed songwriting, the textures, the storytelling and the heaven bound, singular voice" with The Scotsman saying "the rolling drums, windswept strings and incantatory vocals whip up an atmospheric folk pop storm". Uncut stated that "it taps feelings of regret, loss, yearning & desire but acceptance too".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
- Andy Glen – producer
- Tula Parker – artwork