On track with a slow and steady build-up in her promising career, Irish artist Wallis Bird is set to release her fourth studio album, ‘Architect’ mid April.
Having being nominated for the Choice Music Prize in Ireland with her third, self-titled album, ‘Architect’ stretches even further beyond her unique sound, capturing influences from her time living in Berlin.
The album is a feel-good album. One that is centred around taking control of your own life and finding freedom. Never more evident than in opening track ‘Hardly Hardly’.
“I needed to find a home; I needed to build a home. That’s what Architect is about”
Second track ‘I Can Be Your Man’ is is slower, but equally euphoric and essentially out of the box “poppy”. The track is rhythmic and almost eery with its occasional whispers and dazed instrumentals.
Experiencing quite a transition, the album moves from a state of joy and freedom to a more contemplative, emotive stance with ‘Holding A Light’. Deep-toned vocals and subtle music drones in a sedentary fashion, only picking up to a louder rumble at few intervals.
‘The Cards’ follows the same style. A softer, more chilled sound. Still delivering a strong message, it does so with a darker tool unlike the earlier more dance-like tracks.
Picking the pace back up slightly for ‘Girls’ before taking it right up a notch in ‘Communion’. Not as dance-like, and more alternative sounding with the type of beat Muse’s ‘Knights of Cydonia’ would fire out, ‘Communion’ is a stand-out of this 10 track album.
Closing piece ‘Rivers of Paper’ is quite possibly the most mellow and heart-tugging track present on the record and really adds a candid depth to the album. An absolute winner.
An album screaming versatility through all the rightly communicated messages and statements – spot on.
Check out ‘Hardly Hardly’ below: