Pulse

Haunting, ethereal and magical, Pulse marks a new direction for Astrid Williamson, whose eighteen year career has seen her exploring a wealth of creative avenues and collaborative relationships. For Pulse, Williamson tapped guitarist and ambient musician Leo Abrahams to bring space and sonic depth to her batch of soulful, folk-slanted, electronic-flecked songs. The result, Pulse, highlights the strengths on which Williamson has built her career: her sublime, rich vocals; emotional and evocative songwriting; and a true original's fearlessness when it comes to new ideas. Pulse defies easy description, but if a time traveling Joni Mitchell had been influenced by Talk Talk while writing Blue, the result may have resembled Williamson's latest.