Single Of The Day - "Hannah" by Parabola West

Parabola West is New Zealand-based American singer & songwriter Amy Tucker West, whose spellbinding music, wanders into a dreamland of neo-folk, dark-electronica, Art-pop. baroque-rock, ethereal-rock, neo-classicism and folktronica. It’s music that shares the same dramatic DNA with Kate Bush, echoes in shadows of Bat For Lashes and peers from the panoramic views of Sigur Rós. It’s music that ignites the imagination and unravels a nocturnal narrative of pensive poetry, serene sorrow and inflamed sentiments. Like a metaphysical marvel, Parabola West takes you to a place amongst the dragons, sea-monsters, nymphs, and banshees, where the moon moves emotions as well as the ocean.

Following her debut EP “Did You Hear?”, released in 2014, “Purity of Weakness” EP in 2017, and more recently, the single “No One Can Get Me Here”, released in February 2022, Parabola West has been busy working on her album, “Stars Will Light the Way”. Released on April 29^th 2022, Stars Will Light the Way, will feature the track “Hannah”, which has been selected as my “Single Of The Day”.

Hannah revisits the past and drifts within the timelines of Celtic folklore, Norse mythology and Māori mythology, whilst reclaiming its hermetic heritage. It’s a captivating track whose drums pound from the heartbeats of its primitive tribe, whilst making an ancestral alliance with the demi-gods.

It’s a Taniwha tale, that uproots the magic and mysticism of traditional folk and branches out to create a cinematic catharsis. It’s haunting beauty personified, that awakens the senses and enlightens the soul. Through the enchanting vocals, Hannah evokes a sense of wonder, like a wistful entity from another world, that soars to the heights of ethereal rock. Along with the orchestral breeze of brooding baroque, Hannah strolls through the misty moors of neo-classicism, whilst creating an eerie ambience of folktronica.

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On April 29, Parabola West ‘Stars Will Light the Way’ will be released everywhere digitally, including Spotify and Apple Music. Fans can order a standalone CD or a deluxe CD package with 48-page hardcover fantasy book of lyrics and images, limited to 100 copies, for which she was transformed by an amazing team of creatives into a different character to represent each song. The download can be pre-ordered via Bandcamp. CDs and the deluxe package will be available exclusively through her Paraboland store.

CREDITS
Produced by Scott Newth at BLKHUS studio
Co-produced by Andrew Newth
Mastered by Chris Chetland at KOG Studio
All songs written, arranged, and performed by Parabola West
Rachel Moxham on violin (New Moon)
Nathan Bregmen on percussion (No One Can Get Me Here)
Alex Slap on flute (Calling Your Name, No One Can Get Me Here, The Best Thing)
Adam Casey on hurdy gurdy, nyckelharpa, and timpani (Hannah), Scott Newth on additional keys and drum programming
Andrew Newth on additional keys and programming.
Video produced by Andy Duggan
Photography by Trinitynavar