“The Australian folk artist’s second album is glossier and broader than its predecessor, but the most stunning moments are still ones of hushed reverence.”
“It’s only been 18 months since Indigo Sparke released her enthralling debut, Echo. In between its release and the recording of her equally engaging second offering Hysteria, the Australian songwriter was enveloped by a period of stifling darkness. Coming to terms with a separation and general chaos of the world, she describes a time characterised by “huge waves of grief”, days where she “couldn’t”
“Love gets compared to bodies of water over and over again. There are plenty of high-school-English-class ways you could interpret this symbolism, but one thing’s for sure: The ocean of love is infinitely vast, taking many forms, and Indigo Sparke knows this well. On her latest album, Hysteria, released via Sacred Bones and produced by Aaron Dessner of The National, nowhere is this titular emotion ”
