POLLY PAULUSMA - Wildfires - 2CD [FEB 28]

2CD - Double Digisleeve.  

‘Wildfires’, the sixth studio album from English singer-songwriter Polly Paulusma, is out on February 28th. Across nearly two hours and six sides of vinyl, folk instrumentation is peppered with spoken-word poetry prologues amid sounds from caves and rivers. Its artful presentation is the hallmark of producer Ethan Johns (Ray Lamontagne / Laura Marling / Ryan Adams), as such, it presents a step change in Paulusma’s until now largely autonomous catalogue.

Polly Paulusma bares all amidst a collection of textured acoustic guitars and rich, layered melodic flourishes. ‘Wildfires’ is mellow and cozy in its production, but its honesty is bittersweet – an intimate and reflective rumination on love’s many guises, the easy parts as well as the hard. As always, Paulusma’s articulate and emotive lyrics, and her ability to convey the deepest vulnerability with vivid, sometimes nostalgic, imagery is astounding here. The LP, as filled with delicate earworms as it is with expressive poetry, burns slowly but no less fiercely, and like love, it can be gentle, it can envelope one completely, and occasionally it can be heart-wrenching.

“Outstanding” The Telegraph

“Complete, pure and personal” MOJO

“Enchanting understated, intelligent folk pop” Rolling Stone

Tracklist: 

Prologue to Paper Cathedral
Paper Cathedral
Prologue to Mary Louise
Mary Louise
Prologue to Red Flags
Red Flags
Prologue to Dunstable Downs
Dunstable Downs
Prologue to Over and Over
Over and Over
Prologue to O! My America
O! My America
Prologue to Eyes on the Road
Eyes on the Road
Prologue to Wild Swimming
Wild Swimming
Prologue to Cabin in the Woods
Cabin in the Woods
Prologue to Scars
Scars
Prologue to Last Night I Had A Dream
Last Night I Had A Dream
Prologue to Mad Girl’s Love Song #2
Mad Girl’s Love Song #2
Prologue to Throw Me To The Dogs
Throw Me To The Dogs
Prologue to What You Waiting For
What You Waiting For
Prologue to Tip of my Tongue
Tip of My Tongue
Prologue to Long Goodbye
Long Goodbye
Prologue to May Day
May Day
Prologue to You Are Everything
You Are Everything
Prologue to Tiny Little Things
Tiny Little Things