In an album as lyrically economic as the startlingly beautiful Cyano, the latest solo release from Emily A. Sprague—familiar to many as the thoughtful anchor of indie-folk outfit Florist—even the few words we’re given can feel like lifelines. “We have to take care of ourselves” is one such arresting declaration. That reminder of self-preservation runs through Sprague’s ethereal ambient work, where emotion is conveyed less through narrative or explanation than through the feeling embedded in her evocative melodies.
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Emily A. Sprague :: Hill, Flower, Fog
Whether she’s making wistful folk music with Upstate New York act Florist or letting her Eurorack do the talking on her eponymous releases, a sense of gentleness permeates everything Emily A. Sprague creates. Recorded shortly after the pandemic hit, her latest, Hill, Flower, Fog, is a meditative exercise in sanity and patience.