Clarissa Connelly’s world reads like an intoxicating fantasy – set against a windswept Scandinavian landscape where sacred sites reverberate with ancient melodies and pre-Christian myths loom large. Connelly – a graduate of Copenhagen’s Rhythmic Music Conservatory alongside Astrid Sonne and ML Buch adapts this world for her third album: a wintry prog-pop opus that pulls at the tension between her awe at life’s beauty and existential fear.
Weaving new myths from old – including a 16th-century lament sung from the perspective of a dancing rose flower “Wee Rosebud” Connelly reimagines the theatrical mysticism of Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Enya as icy etherealism, with her crystalline voice leaving its frozen impression long after the final track has rung out. It’s a modern epic.
released April 12th, 2024 on Warp Records
The Fat Angel Sings 