Ignored Obscured Restored
I’ve been listening to the 4th album by Hannah Cohen, called Earthstar Mountain. (The title Earthstar comes from a species of mushroom that Cohen came across while foraging on her farm.) Cohen is a singer/songwriter who was born in San Francisco, lived for 15 in New York City, but now calls the Catskills, just outside Woodstock, her home base.
Certain tracks on the album harken back to the Buckingham/Nicks era ‘70s albums with Fleetwood Mac. That is especially accurate for the track “Mountain.”
I’ll just play it on over and over again
A love like that won’t ever end
We could be like this or that instead
I miss you bad I miss my friend
The song about losing a close friend gets some help from Sufjan Stevens on backing vocals. Cohen told Rolling Stone that writing the song “was an exorcism of grief.”
Fans of the smooth vocal style of Norah Jones on her Come Away with Me record. In fact, Cohen credits Jones with teaching her how to sing harmony.
Cohen’s move to the country from NYC has had a profound impact on her relationships, songwriting, and view of life. The natural beauty and seasonal changes have affected her in a profound way. Listen to her new album to immerse yourself in her Earthstar Mountain fantasy.
Enjoy… until next week.