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After a long silence since the release of 2018’s ‘Cyanide Thornton’ album, Narrm-based songwriter Sienna Thornton returns with a new full-length album, ‘Birding Out’. 

Says songwriter Sienna Thornton on the first single, 'After Harvest' --

“As with a lot of this album I let this song come intuitively, starting with the chord structure which reminded me of patterns in a maze. 

Within this I remembered the story of the minotaur from Greek mythology - greed, suffering, nature and nurture, intergenerational threads and the line of twine. This led to linear and non-linear time perception, life-line, body and mind, cycles and spirals, ecosystems and resources - what happens when the extraction of the final harvest has fed our unending hunger. 

I found myself trying to find a balance between a desire for certainty, concreteness, and what it feels like to embrace a less tangible, intuitive experience. I tried to imagine where each source of knowing comes from.

We filmed the video at Hyman’s Beach just above Booderee National Park on Yuin Country. We were told by a friend to go and see the sand there as we were on a drive down from up north. Finding so much beautiful red seaweed in the water was inspiring visually and texturally, it felt like the interior of a body. We acknowledge and pay deep respect to the custodians of this land who have been caring for Country for so many thousands of years."

The song features Sienna on most instruments, with a range of guest performers including Shaun Fogarty (tenor sax), Emma Stuart (voice), Georgia Knight (voice), Mei McCraken (voice) and Luke Brennan (acoustic guitar). It is accompanied by a music video filmed by Sienna and Jasper Lopez on Yuin Country. 

The new album, Birding Out, is out everywhere Friday, July 25th.

Sienna Thornton - After Harvest

After a long silence since the release of 2018’s ‘Cyanide Thornton’ album, Narrm-based songwriter Sienna Thornton returns with a new full-length album, ‘Birding Out’.

Says songwriter Sienna Thornton on her new single, 'Crest Lit Up' --

“Crest Lit Up takes us on a slow motion circular ride into deep desire and erotic unfolding. Born from late night pool hall fluro-lamps and intimate dreams of entangled past lives with a love, bodies swapping stories by laying touching through the night, its a welcoming of my queer self into more clear awareness and celebration. 

Punko’s soft glistening vocals add the crispness of the night air and reach out to the lonely longing of the soprano sax’s warble. The past/a/ural fettuccini western ravioli erotica film to accompany adds textural dimension and maybe the first homemade lasagne chaps to grace the screen. This is a love song to hidden parts of ourselves.”

The track features Punko on vocal and Shuan Fogarty on a sweet soprano sax warble. Best played late at night or in the early hours. 

You can pre-order Sienna Thornton's new album, 'Birding Out', here ~ https://sound-merch.com.au/collections/bedroom-suck-records/products/sienna-thornton-birding-out-lp-black-vinyl

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