The 11-track offering marks a significant milestone in Alas de Liona’s musical journey, showcasing her ethereal vocals and introspective songwriting across indie-pop and alt-rock soundscapes. As a testament to the singer-songwriter’s versatility as an artist, it offers listeners a plethora of emotional landscapes. Alongside her live band and producer Rod Jones, founder of Scottish rock band Idlewild, Alas recorded ‘Gravity Of Gold’ at Post Electric studios in Leith late last year.
“The tracks from ‘Gravity of Gold’ are intended to function as both stand-alone songs and part of the album’s artistic entirety. Most of the songs are more up-tempo than my previous work and demonstrate a shift away from folk and into the indie pop/rock sphere, which is where I plan to develop my sound moving forward.”
The message of the album is essentially about navigating the inner workings of one’s mind and heart; the processes of memory, dream, curiosity, loneliness, delusion, fear, and denial in a quest for understanding. Despite these heavy themes, many of the songs are instrumentally and melodically lighter and airier, employing catchy pop hooks and empowering backing vocals. Within this framework there is stylistic variation, ranging from jaunty beach-rock to darker art-pop, but all maintaining cohesion via instrumental through-lines, consistent mixes, vocal tones, and lyrical flow.
