That’s what I tried to do with this album: show some different sides. I’m really looking to go on the damn road with them in a metaphorical sense, in that I want to know all their different sides. I think my work really needs the context, the world-building element of the lyrics, for it to be what I want it to be. Everything was going to work towards this album. I decided to go with they were very enthusiastic about putting out a full body of work immediately. How does that feel?Īlaska Reid: I’m pretty excited. The FADER: Your debut album is coming out very soon. On Disenchanter, the guitars are louder and the melodies cut deeper, from a windows-down anthem like “French Fries” to the devastating quietude of “Arctic Heart.” Even Crush, the one streamable album from her former band Alyeska, glimmers with a then-unrealized intuition for sticky pop hooks. Her songs work best as parts of a full body of work - and, anyway, she already had plenty of material to display her bona fides. Often, she’ll dip into an almost whispered cadence, transforming her words into a secret for your ears alone.Īfter signing to Fat Possum’s, Reid was thrilled to learn that her new label had little interest in proof-of-concept EPs or hype-building singles. Reid leans hard into the “writer” side of songwriter, understanding that sometimes you have to make up your way to the truth. “ Palomino” channels her mother’s journey west, while allusions to “apples and ice” on “Leftover” reconstruct a scene of sisterly bonding via DIY pierced ears. Any given lyric might pull from Reid’s own life, come from a close friend or family member, or be entirely fabricated. On her debut album, Disenchanter, out this Friday via Luminelle, a division of Fat Possum Records, their origins are varied and often indeterminate. Reid’s songs are full of details that contain whole worlds unto themselves but pass by as quickly as mile markers.
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