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Angharad releases sublime 'Motherland' debut via Libertino
Emerging with an intense amalgamation of genre's, impressive debut long-player from Swansea based singer-songwriter 'Angharad' is certainly an interesting listen that flits accross traditional 'perfect pop', disco, Americana, Folk Pop, and extends to the darkest depths of avant garde experimental noise with spoken word.
Stand out tracks are 'Postpartum' which is certianly the darkest and most experiemental song on 'Motherland', self titled album opener boasts downtempo beats and jazzy sax which comes accross as a fantastic foreward and sets the vibe. 'Don't Burn Bridges' stops you in your tracks, beautiful piano and superbly orchestrated strings carry you away to the 'Motherland'.
Angharad's eclectic debut is a sublime testament to the beauty of creating life, living and enjoying it, and whatever it brings.
ANGHARAD releases her anticipated debut album 'Motherland' via Libertino Records. Deemed as an artist and songwriter 'with fire, passion and unflinching honesty at the core of all her music' Angharad's music has been described by Deb Grant, BBC 6 Music as 'Provocative' and "A confident and positive ‘call to arms’ for women in the music industry" by Cassie Fox of Loud Women
Angharad Added:
"My mother is also a musician, but took a back seat from her musical career for some 15 years in order to focus on raising me and my sister. Even before I was ready for children, it played on my mind how could I follow a career in music and become a mother. I used to play out different scenarios in my mind, such as giving myself a certain amount of years, then a change of career.
When the time came, I wasn’t ready for a career change. I felt I had more to offer creatively than ever before. I’d reached an age where I had knowledge, confidence and useful networks to really progress to the next level. I wasn’t prepared to let all that go simply because I’d decided to start a family.
So far, starting a family has enhanced my creative output. I just need to be flexible, and open to thinking differently about how to manage it and get it out there. My wish is to see the industry being as open to these changes as me, and every other mother who’s tirelessly figuring out how to do both.”
Motherland – Angharad
I am mother . These are the first words we hear after hitting play on Swansea-based [genre: e.g. pop-folk storyteller] Angharad’s debut album Motherland, and this affirmation resounds across the twelve tracks that follow, revealing the gravity of what initially appears to be a simple statement but is in fact an assertion weighted by the story of mothers and motherhood across the ages. I am strong. I am gentle. I am mountainwoman. I am nourisher . I am life-giver . I am all you need right now. I am the moon and the stars. I am everything to you. I am your world.
It’s said that early motherhood is simultaneously the happiest and hardest period of time a mother can experience, and this is reflected by the juxtaposition of the dreamlike spoken-word jazzscape of title track ‘Motherland’ and the bass-driven midnight-feed nightmare of ‘Postpartum’. In ‘Motherland’ we listen as the tidal pull of the moon ushers new life in – “nocturnal and luminous” – while in the album’s first single ‘Postpartum’ both music and mother unravel in an unapologetic cacophony of fatigue and repetition: “I’m exhausted and I’m broken, exhausted and I’m broken, I’m exhausted and I’m broken…get off my tits.”
As the songs that open the album, these two compositions couldn’t be more different, but as Angharad points out “...this is exactly what motherhood is like. It’s the joys and horrors.
Elation and despair . I put those songs next to each other because that’s how it is in real life – you can feel both emotions simultaneously .”
Although Angharad is an experienced musician, perhaps best-known as part of revivalist Welsh folk band Calan, Motherland represents her first foray into songwriting – something which has long been an ambition. “I’ve always felt like I had a lot to say , but I
presumed that someone else somewhere would be saying the same things. It took me so long to realise nobody else can tell my story .”
However , it was the double isolation of experiencing early motherhood during Covid lockdowns that finally made her pull on this songwriting thread. “I’ve always collaborated with others when it comes to music, but lockdown forced me to work alone. I’ve written melodies in the past, but never lyrics. I began with making up songs to get my daughter Tanwen to sleep, and then I’d find myself fine-tuning them during daily walks with her in the pram, or making up new ones. I’d never sung before but, after becoming a mother , finding my voice was both a necessity and a gift.”
Motherland Tracklist
1. Motherland
2. Postpartum
3. Little baby embryo
4. I don’t know how
5. Don’t burn bridges
6. Because I’m a woman
7. Hey, there’s always the night
8. Time, time again
9. Hormone called love
10. Every inch of you
11. Hwiangerdd Tanwen
12. Babi ni
Buy 'Motherland' Here
https://www.libertinorecords.com/product-page/angharad-pre-order-motherland
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having my new england summer AND neofolk mountainwoman summer. I'm unstoppable
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I made an important discovery in the #HighTatrasMountains🏔🏔🏔 of #Slovakia... I’m a #mountainwoman! I can’t wait to start developing my #homestead in the Adirondacks of New York over the next few years. (at Vysoké Tatry) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWSiWhIr1xR/?utm_medium=tumblr
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😁Olá. A Cláudia🐯 (a mãe dos @family.travel.adventures) está na corrida para tentar ganhar uma viagem ao Ártico com a @fjallravenofficial 🏔️. Para ganhar tem que ser a mais votada (só valem contas Facebook) na zona mediterrânica contra italianos, gregos e espanhóis. Neste momento é a mulher mais votada e única representante feminina de Portugal🇵🇹. Precisamos da vossa ajuda. USEM O LINK DA BIO. Não só o voto (claro!)🗳️ mas também da partilha nas vossas redes sociais. Deixem o vosso comentário de apoio e marquem três amigos. Vamos levar a Cláudia até ao frio❄️! Obrigado a todos! https://polar.fjallraven.com/contestant/?id=7100&backpage=1&order=popular®ion=3 . Hi. Claudia🐯 (@ family.travel.adventures' mother) is in the race to win a trip to the Arctic with @Fjallraven. To win has to be the most voted (only worth Facebook accounts) in the Mediterranean zone against Italians, Greeks and Spaniards. She is currently the most voted woman and only female representative of Portugal🇵🇹. We need your help. Not only voting (of course!) ️ but also sharing on your social media. Leave your supportive comment and tag three friends. Let's take Claudia to the cold! Thank you ALL! LINK IN THE BIO https://polar.fjallraven.com/contestant/?id=7100&backpage=1&order=popular®ion=3 #fjallravenpolar #womenwhoexplore #womenwhohike #womenpower #mountaingirls #mountainwoman #activewoman (em Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B47IWb0n_6W/?igshid=oc9sghwrdqwk
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Hats not skirts
I feel like a sexy mountain woman with my skirt, layers, pigtails and cooking prep.
The music makes me feel strong.
My abilities make me feel strong.
My memories make me feel strong.
I wear many hats in life but not skirts.
Any vulnerable feelings turn to power and strength when caressed the right way. Wearing my skirt, layers and hat. In control of my feelings, food and choices.
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#Repost @gennaya ・・・ Trail Tuesday, Deep Creek with fall colors on display 🍁 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own. ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ #hike45of52 #52hikechallenge #womenwhohike #girlswhohike #whyihike #mountainwoman #womenwhowander #hike #badasshikingwomen #hotsprings
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This is me wishing I was in a cabin in the mountains staring out at the fresh powder while sitting next to a warm fireplace. 😌 . These past few weeks I have been reflecting a lot on life and where I’m going next. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 📍Hoosier Pass •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #hoosierpass #mountain #cabins #coloradotravel #coloradomountains #coloradoblogger #coloradotravelblogger #coloradoinstagram #coloradotography #coloradolife #sonya6000 #sonyphotography #mountainwoman #greatdivide #continentaldivide #hoosierpass #snowymountains (at Hoosier Pass) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpzlA9DFZzY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sp0y5s3c2zxw
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YAY!!! 2 Hoops, 1 Elbow! Practicing This is good CARDIO! Hoop Love Ya'll 💞~ Che' Rippinger of www.HipTheHoopla.com #hoopgoals #hoopcardio #werkit #hooploveyall from #cherippinger of #hipthehoopla #mountainwoman #boiseidaho near #idahocity #hoopersofinstagram #ighoopers #hulahooping #hoopdance ⭕ Special Shout out to #fabover40hoopcommunity #hoopersunited #idahohoopers #boisehoopers #coloradohoopers #denverhulahoopgroup #worldhoopday (October 2, 2021) #idahocitychamber 🌟And my guys at Things That Glow #ttglow in #denver #colorado where you can get my pro custom handcrafted-with-love dance hoops (in person there, or in Idaho with me, or shipped in USA-with a complimentary hoop consultation! HOOP dance Training available worldwide online) https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQ6tOKVj4Y3/?utm_medium=tumblr
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