You almost don’t need to hear Eliza Edens’ album to be struck by its power – the titular lyric alone is rich with emotion. It’s simple yet expansive, carrying shades of joy, awe, and a quiet grief all at once. That balance of depth and restraint runs through the entire record. Drifting between delicately crafted folk songs, field recordings, and snippets of conversation, Edens’ project feels rare, spontaneous, and deeply tender.
Most of these songs are a documentation of grief in real time from 2021-2024 as i was losing my mother to dementia. she passed in fall of 2024. these recordings were made just as I had finished writing the songs. they are imperfect, lo-fi, raw, and true to the emotions and realities of those moments. there were times during this period of my life when my guitar was the place I felt safest as i was trying to come to grips with what it means to lose the person who raised me in slow motion.
It’s the sort of album that would be a sin to shuffle, as it is truly made for that start-to-finish experience, designed to draw you in and keep you for the full 38 minutes. You barely even notice one song evolve into the next as it keeps you in this pretty trance, but even in that trance, there are standout moments that truly stick in the mind, with ‘Puzzle Piece’, ‘Heart Rot’ and the album’s titular track all glowing with some of the year’s best lyricism.
released January 7, 2025
The Fat Angel Sings 