“I see you / is that just me? / mirroring,” sings Johanne Swanson, marveling at her own life from afar, on the title track from her latest, “Mirroring”. Every word drawn out over swelling guitars, the drums bounce along, as she circles on feeling lost in a relationship. As a songwriter and producer, Swanson – who performs as Yohuna has always maintained a masterful ability to distill chaos into calm; to contemplate the more challenging and messy matters of heart and mind with a self-assured deadpan stare and pointed stillness. Here, she continues in that direction, but with some of her most sweeping arrangements to date, adding cello riffs that sing like a grounding human voice, harp and trombone, drums that push her loudest hooks yet forward. And unlike her previous synth-center work, Mirroring was written entirely on guitar.
I’m really excited to share with you the stunning new album from Brooklyn artist, Yohuna. Her amazing new record “Mirroring” is out today. It’s one of the most beautiful and intimate records I’ve had the pleasure of working on. You need to hear this record in full – It’s an experience, a diary, a window. More than anything else I’ve heard.
“Mirroring is filled with some of Yohuna’s most accomplished arrangements yet, with pillowy synths and dreamy guitars and strings that add a sense of luxury to even the smallest moments.”
“Mirroring patiently dwell on the emotion they inspire. Tone, textures: build, overlap, pulse and vibrate. With repeated listens this album has become so incredibly necessary to me.”
Yohuna’s new album ‘Mirroring’ out June 7th on Orchid Tapes & Fear of Missing Out
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