Into the Mountain

Into the Mountain
Into the Mountain
Studio album by Astrid Williamson
Released	18 February 2022
Studio	Black Shed Studios, London; Echo Zoo Studios, Eastbourne; Willow Crescent Studios, Warragul, Australia; Le Puits Sonore, Marseille. France; Abbey Road Studios, London;
Label	Incarnation Records
Producer	Andy Glen
Astrid Williamson chronology

Into the Mountain is the eighth studio album by Astrid Williamson, released on 18 February 2022 on Incarnation Records.^[1] Williamson created the album's songs from a cache of poetry sand writing she discovered on a computer hard drive.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	8/10^[3]
The Scotsman	^[4]
Uncut	7/10^[5]

PopMatters praised "the honed songwriting, the textures, the storytelling and the heaven bound, singular voice"^[3] with The Scotsman saying "the rolling drums, windswept strings and incantatory vocals whip up an atmospheric folk pop storm".^[4] Uncut stated that "it taps feelings of regret, loss, yearning & desire but acceptance too".^[5]

Track listing

All songs are written by Astrid Williamson.

"Coming Up for Air" – 3:36
"In Gratitude" – 5:20
"Eat" – 3:14
"June Bug" – 6:03
"Body" – 3:58
"For Henry" – 4:26
"Prague" – 3:57
"Corsica" – 6:01
"Gun" – 5:26
"There Are Words" – 3:11

Personnel

Astrid Williamson – vocals, synthesisers, piano, xylophone, guitar, organ, programming & string arrangements
Andy Glen – guitar, percussion, e-bow, string arrangements, backing vocals
Martyn Barker – drums & percussion
Nicolas Dick – lap steel guitar
Richard Yale – bass guitar
Ruth Gottlieb – violin

Production

Andy Glen – producer
Tula Parker – artwork

References

^ "Into The Mountain - Limited Edition CD · Astrid Williamson". Astrid Williamson. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
^ "Astrid Williamson: How I turned my journals into songs". Songwriting Magazine. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
^ ^a ^b Khan, Imran (24 February 2022). "Astrid Williamson Moves Mountains and a Few Souls with Into the Mountain". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Shepherd, Fiona (10 February 2022). "Album reviews: Modern Studies | Eddie Vedder | Dean Owens | Astrid Williamson". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b O'Connell, Sharon (March 2022). "Astrid Williamson – Into the Mountain". Uncut. p. 36.

[1] "Into The Mountain - Limited Edition CD · Astrid Williamson". Astrid Williamson. Retrieved 2022-03-14.

[2] "Astrid Williamson: How I turned my journals into songs". Songwriting Magazine. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-03-14.

[PopMatters-3] Khan, Imran (24 February 2022). "Astrid Williamson Moves Mountains and a Few Souls with Into the Mountain". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[Scotsman-4] Shepherd, Fiona (10 February 2022). "Album reviews: Modern Studies | Eddie Vedder | Dean Owens | Astrid Williamson". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[Uncut-5] O'Connell, Sharon (March 2022). "Astrid Williamson – Into the Mountain". Uncut. p. 36.

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