The lyrics and melody to Cumulus’ newest single got here to Alexandra Lockhart as she struggled to calm her frayed nerves. “I used to be singing to myself and occupied with an inventory of issues that make me really feel extra related to myself—issues that make me really feel grounded once more,” says Lockhart. “It’s a reminder to maintain myself, and I believed this might be a reminder to others, too.”
For seven years, Lockhart has been self-soothing with fellow Seattle singer/songwriter William Cremin underneath the indie-pop auspices of Cumulus. They’re set to launch their fourth LP, We’ve Obtained It All, by way of Share It Music on April 18. Lockhart was seeking to make a file impressed by some her favourite singer/songwriters: Jason Molina, Damien Jurado, Katie Crutchfield and Lucinda Williams, to call just a few. Cumulus first introduced in Aaron Visitor (Polecat, Jenner Fox Band) on piano and guitar to assist flesh out the preparations of the brand new tunes, ultimately including bassist John Van Deusen (Lonely Forest) and drummer Aaron Ball (Dryland). Monitoring for the album took all of six days, most of it on the Unknown, a recording studio housed in a former Catholic church in Anacortes, Wash.
“Welcome Again To Me” is a major instance of the album’s natural evolution. “The music was tracked reside with all of us in a circle on the ground of the church,” says Lockhart. “After I first introduced the music to William and Aaron, Aaron added a lovely fingerpicking melody beneath that helped construct on my concept of it placing the listener right into a trance—virtually like a repeating mantra. I wished the music to be like a lullaby for adults, and we nailed the vibe with two guitars and bass.”
We’re proud to premiere Cumulus’ “Welcome Again To Me.”
—Hobart Rowland
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