Rebecca Promitzer - Cusp (Lost Garden) 
Release Date: Out Now
'Cornwall based Austrian' are not three words I think I've typed in such close proximity but those are the words that describe Rebecca Promitzer so here we are. 'Cusp' is the third album from Promitzer but my first experience and it is an immediately intriguing record that rewards you for taking your time with it. 'I Want To Lie With You' starts with a languid and ethereal sound that is part country, part Kate Bush, and part the sensation of floating through space - I imagine. The dreamy vibes continue on 'Everything's A Losing' albeit with a more synth based melody while 'Silent Wind' incorporates a subtle piano melody paired with Promitzer's breathy, soft vocal to create a song that sounds like mist and regret wafting across the moors.
The vocals are again the star of the show on 'Faraway Window' as they float dreamily atop a subdued melody scattered with nods to her adopted home before 'The Sweetness Of Missing You' provides the album's first moment of robustness albeit via a ballad that feels like Florence Welch collaborating with Roy Orbison. The strange thing about this album is that there is a general 'sad Christmas banger' vibe running through the songs but without directly addressing the season so maybe this is just for those that love autumn/winter but don't buy in to all that Santa lark. 'Leading Lady' is a great example as we're treated to the kind of song that would be played in a film like 'The Holiday' when the jilted damsel gets all cosy as snow falls outside.
'I Couldn't Stop The Sun' continues with the sweeping grandiose sadness of the album but there's a gear shift on 'Flowering Fields' which is more playful, rhythmic and folk inspired. The space-country vibes of 'Silver Dreamer' have both Bowie and Elton influences while 'Black Jaguar' shudders and shimmers into the world with a strident energy that is a joy to behold. Nearing the end of the album, Promitzer delivers 'Brush Of Your Hand' which is the most floaty, reality-ignoring moment on this collection but closing track 'This Lullaby' finishes off with a song that nods to the artist's Austrian heritage. This whole album has a dream-like quality but at times you are left wondering who is controlling the narrative with David Lynchian mischief in their minds. Definitely a record to spend some time with but maybe not just before bed-time.
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