Ana Silvera Oracles Vinyl LP New 2018
Poignant, dreamlike and beautiful and written following the sudden loss of her mother and brother, Oracles was Silvera’s way to transmute her grief into a cathartic work of art. The result is a haunting yet life-affirming collection of songs whose lyrics explore loss, love, salvation and the journey towards acceptance, themes that are underscored by beguiling, weaving choral lines, mellifluous Debussian piano melodies, subtly off-kilter percussion and rapturous strings, all unified by Silvera’s dynamic vocal style which evokes the delicate yet theatrical prowess of Kate Bush, combined with what the Arts Desk described as a “Björk- like spontaneity.”
1. Tears of Oak, Fist of Willow
2. Skeleton Song
3. When the Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
4. Circle of Chalk
5. Pearls and Thieves
6. I Grew up in a Room, Small as a Penny
7. Catherine Wheels