‘Stars Will Light The Way’ new album by Parabola West in Peaceful Radio Show 1491
26 May 2022 Artists
Parabola West is back with new music with the album ‘Stars Will Light the Way’ to be
released on April 29. Ahead of this, she shares the lead track ‘Hannah’, an ethereal tale of the
thin veil between the physical and spiritual worlds, heightened by the use of the medieval hurdygurdy and the haunting Swedish folk instrument Nyckelharpa. ·
Parabola West is the artist persona of New Zealand-based American singer & songwriter Amy
Tucker West. Drawing inspiration from Celtic and Nordic folk, as well as electronica, her
organic sound is a lush soundscape of layered melodies and piano with a dash of fantasy.
This is the soundtrack of Middle-Earth, mixed in with elements of Loreena McKennitt and
female-fronted synth pop / indietronica. Living completely off-grid in an eco-home up a misty
mountain, Parabola West is entirely self and fan-funded as a 100% independent artist with no
label affiliation.
“‘Hannah’ was a song that came to me very quickly. It started out as a very sparse
arrangement, but there was this brooding energy and spooky intensity around it. I had a strong
visual of this character Hannah in my head, and it was as close to being haunted as I’ve ever
experienced,” says Amy Tucker West.
Originally from Springfield, MA (near Boston) and currently based in Raglan, New Zealand, Amy
began songwriting on piano as a teenager and, at age 21, she was recruited into London-based
trip-hop band Dreamfield. With two critically acclaimed releases to their credit before splitting in
2003, West relocated to New Zealand, taking a 10-year break from music to work in IT and
engineering recruitment, returning to her musical roots in 2013 under the moniker Parabola
West.
Parabola West released her debut ‘Did You Hear?’ EP in 2014, followed by her ‘Purity of
Weakness’ EP in 2017. More recently, she also released the single ‘No One Can Get Me Here’ and
its vibrant live-loving video.
The concept behind ‘Stars Will Light the Way’ is a multisensory experience – a feast for your
ears, eyes, and energy. Each track was recorded at 432Hz to create healing frequencies within
the soundscapes, and a visual character was created for each song to enhance the experience.
Amy Tucker West explains, “This album has been collecting inside of me for a long time, and
across a lot of different emotions. I didn’t realise it as I was writing the songs, but there is a
theme that emerges about the night sky and trying to find your way in the dark.”
Produced by Scott Newth (The Datsuns, System Corporation) at BLKHUS studio and coproduced by Andrew Newth, this album was mastered by Chris Chetland at KOG Studio.
On April 29, Parabola West ‘Stars Will Light the Way’ will be released everywhere digitally,
including Spotify and Apple Music. The CD will come with a deluxe 48-page hardcover fantasy
book of lyrics and images, limited to 100 copies, for which she was transformed by an amazing
team of creatives into a different character to represent each song. The download can be preordered via Bandcamp. The deluxe package will be available exclusively through her
Paraboland store.
TRACK LIST
1. First Snow
2. Calling Your Name
3. Hannah
4. New Moon
5. No One Can Get Me Here
6. The Best Thing
7. Come to Me
8. The Edge
9. While the Watchman Sleeps
10. World of Ours
11. Flowers
12. Bippity Boppity
13. New Moon (Extended)
Keep up with Parabola West
www.parabolawest.com
www.facebook.com/parabola.west
www.youtube.com/c/parabolawest
https://twitter.com/ParabolaWest
https://www.instagram.com/parabolawest
https://parabolawest.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2gT8TsfEV1uoLQhFOFNMaX
https://soundcloud.com/parabola-west
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/parabola-west/833859208
“A sublime blend of folk and electronic influences… beautiful and haunting vocals… Part Eivør,
part CHVRCHES, but very much original” – Analogue Trash
“Brilliant ancient folk in electronic pop dreamery… merges Irish/Scottish and Scandinavian
influences, with melodies that are stuff of fantasy” – The Spill Magazine
“Deceptively simple but often stunning” – NZ Musician
“Richly theatrical delivery and uncanny knack for blending genres.. both fantastical and
invigorating” – Big Takeover Magazine
CREDITS
Produced by Scott Newth at BLKHUS studio
Co-produced by Andrew Newth
Mastered by Chris Chetland at KOG Studio
All songs written, arranged, and performed by Parabola West
Rachel Moxham on violin (New Moon)
Nathan Bregmen on percussion (No One Can Get Me Here)
Alex Slap on flute (Calling Your Name, No One Can Get Me Here, The Best Thing)
Adam Casey on hurdy gurdy, nyckelharpa, and timpani (Hannah), Scott Newth on additional
keys and drum programming
Andrew Newth on additional keys and programming.
Video produced by Andy Duggan
Photography by Trinitynavar.
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