There is a real sense of finding self in the first song “Nova” and as the album progresses you are introduced to a multitude of emotions and journeys of the inner psyche of Sylvaine. I would say the sonic journey “Nova” puts the listener through hits all these concepts in big and small ways. Though during this dark time there was an enlightenment that was found in those dank caves each passing day.
The pandemic brought death, divorces, break-ups, layoffs, and every other bad thing about life in-between. These past two years have been an age of difficult transitions and thinking about the concepts of mortality every day. I could feel the pain, the longing, and the hope in waves as the album progressed. There is a raw, vulnerable, and very introspective tone in every single song. For me it was a very painful, and strenuous time in my own life, and from hearing “Nova” it sounds like it was also a very difficult time in Sylvaine’s life too. I find it very appropriate that the new album came out and was written during the height of the pandemic. Though, I will have to say that “Nova” has exceeded all my expectations yet again and I would call it maybe an even darker work than “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone”. My feelings on that album are just as positive as “Wistful” and it is a beautiful work across the board, and in my opinion an even darker album in many ways. As a disclaimer I did not get around to reviewing “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone” back in 2018 because life got in the way at that time. And here we are on a Tuesday and I was graciously given Sylvaine’s newest opus “Nova” from Seasons of Mist to review for you all. Being able to write down my thoughts and feelings about music that moves me is such a gift and I am glad all you readers who have found my work enjoy reading it too. Since that time in May of 2016 (the same month “Wistful” came out) I have been keeping up with my blog as best I could, and it has turned out to be such a beautiful and satisfying success in my professional/personal life. It was my first ever review for my blog and one of the catalysts to what made me want to start blogging about the underground music industry to begin with. I came across her newest album “Wistful” back then and I was just blown away about how dreamy, ethereal, and raw the music was. Back in 2016 I was introduced to a project by a multi-instrumentalist under the moniker of Sylvaine from Norway.
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