Birdsong At Morning Releases 4th CD, Lumens

Lumens on Blue Gentian Records
Release date: Oct. 19, 2010

With their earlier recordings Bound, Heavens, and Vigil, heard on more than 50 stations across the country, New England-based chamber-pop ensemble Birdsong At Morning is proud to announce the release of their irresistibly catchy, radio-friendly fourth album entitled Lumens, on Blue Gentian Records.

Contrasting the darker mood of the band's previous release, Lumens lightens the tone and quickens the heartbeat. Opening track "Velvet Indigo," features a chorus that lifts the spirits like clouds parting after a rainstorm. "Can't Help Myself" pulses with new wave energy, filtered through a string quartet, culminating in a sing-along chorus. "Heartland" recalls the ethereal colors of Heavens and Vigil, in a moving tale of longing and stasis. "Never Make Me Cry" is a cover from Fleetwood Mac's oft-overlooked album Tusk, given the delicate Birdsong At Morning treatment.  Middle Eastern and African drums, capped by Zeppelin-esque Arabic strings, propel the fourth track "Light," a prayer to our better natures. The album catches its breath with "Morning Glory," an ode to the power of the new day dawning. Lumens concludes with long-time set closer, "Catch Me," an upbeat and unapologetic embrace of the blatantly romantic.

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The cover image is a detail from "Cupid's Pencil of Light" a photograph taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1871. The inner sleeve of the CD package shows a silhouette of Birdsong At Morning bathed in light.