We caught up with singer/songwriter Julie Byrne to talk about the mystical potential of her guitar, collaborating through grief, the isolation of touring and her first album in six years, 'The Greater Wings.'
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There is, unfortunately, a damning sense of impatience that has overcome modern music consumption in the age of streaming. Of course, Byrne did not face scrutiny like Frank Ocean or Sky Ferreira have, but there is, undoubtedly, ample pressure on any artist to continue producing at intervals that are periodical enough to keep listeners excited.
Littmann, who was Byrne’s dearest musical partner and soulmate, had a steadfast belief in what they could make together—knowing that it was critical and vital work and worth pursuing through whatever shape it was destined to take. Together, they laid together the groundwork for what became a multi-year process. “[] is guided by curiosity and intuition and mysticism and preserving the moments between us that then became lyrics for so many of these songs.
In the spring of 2021, Littmann and Byrne drove to New York to record Donovan’s harp pieces in her living room. It was there that she composed her standalone string odyssey “Summer’s End,” which is this breathtaking, three-minute ambient movement. Then, while house-sitting for a friend in Los Angeles, Falby’s distinctive violin, bowed guitar, piano and synthesizer work gave the album the soundscape layering it needed.
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