Into the Mountain explained

Into the Mountain
Type:	studio
Artist:	Astrid Williamson
Cover:	Astrid_Into_The_Mountain_Cover.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Requiem & Gallipoli
Prev Year:	2015

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

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.

1. "Coming Up for Air" – 3:36
2. "In Gratitude" – 5:20
3. "Eat" – 3:14
4. "June Bug" – 6:03
5. "Body" – 3:58
6. "For Henry" – 4:26
7. "Prague" – 3:57
8. "Corsica" – 6:01
9. "Gun" – 5:26
10. "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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Into The Mountain - Limited Edition CD · Astrid Williamson . 2022-03-14 . Astrid Williamson.
2. 2022-02-18 . Astrid Williamson: How I turned my journals into songs . Songwriting Magazine . 2022-03-14 . en-GB.
3. Web site: Khan . Imran . 24 February 2022 . Astrid Williamson Moves Mountains and a Few Souls with Into the Mountain . 14 March 2022 . PopMatters.
4. News: Shepherd . Fiona . Album reviews: Modern Studies Eddie Vedder Dean Owens Astrid Williamson . 10 February 2022 . 14 March 2022 . The Scotsman.
5. O'Connell . Sharon . Astrid Williamson – Into the Mountain . . March 2022 . 36.