On her new album, “Fragile as Humans” – written and recorded as her time living in the UK was coming to a close – Emily Barker turns her lyrical gaze inwards. The expansive themes of her previous album “A Dark Murmuration of Words” are replaced by an empathetic concern for matters more personal, familial, closer to home. The ten songs take us on a deep dive into the human condition, an unflinching self-examination of grief, pain, loneliness and loss, at the same time sparkling with hope and optimism.
Luke Potashnick’s intricate production puts Emily’s expressive voice at the very forefront, exposing its full emotional range—vulnerable, yet assured—backed by a cinematic sonic palette provided by Richard Causon on keys, Tim Harries on bass and Tom Visser on drums, with Luke himself contributing additional guitars, effects and studio wizardry.
Emily Barker´s new album “Fragile as Humans” is out today as beautiful translucent magenta Bio🌿Vinyl deluxe edition and deluxe CD, both with 24 page lyric booklet.
Also available as black Bio🌿Vinyl and BoxSet including LP (pressed on 140g translucent magenta Bio🌿Vinyl), Hardback book with 40 pages, Art print with handwritten lyrics for one song – signed and numbered and a signed photo.