Brooklyn singer/songwriter Aubrey Haddard released her second album, Awake And Talking, back in August. A dreamy folk pop soundscape with crystalline vocals and gorgeous harmonies, Haddard was drawing on ideas around mythology and "intangible thoughts" rather than singing directly about relationships and personal feelings. Which is not to say that she's working entirely in the abstract - the song 'Someone's Daughter' being fairly furious - but things are less direct in the main. The imagery is slightly blurred and understated.
The standout track was the single 'Green As Ever', a gorgeous but slightly pensive piece with burnished guitars, sweet but slightly world weary vocals and great hooks. It is highly evocative of long summer days spent in wistful introspection and wanderings. "Don't tell me when the summer ends" she sings, her vocal soaring as she adds "I'll be gone."
There's a charmingly pastoral aspect to the song that evokes everything from Now the light is fading era Maggie Rogers to July Flame era Laura Veirs, early Belle and Sebastian and Camera Obscura, and 1960s US West Coast folk rock acts. The song is sweet and sad at the same time, and it doesn't overstay its welcome. It is the spirit of summer distilled into four minutes.
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