Songs from a Moon//Songs by the Sun

by Indira Elias

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1.	If I'd Known You (I wouldn't be so lonely) 07:19	buy track
2.	Lend Me 03:26
3.	Restart 05:01	buy track
4.	Far Too Young 05:06	buy track
5.	À Mon Coeur 01:46	buy track
6.	Soon Enough 06:03	buy track
7.	Free Flights for Lovers 05:57	buy track
8.	Skin Like a Glove 03:51	buy track
9.	Dreamy Youth 05:39	buy track
10.	Urania (Beyond the Clouds) 03:01	buy track

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Written over almost a decade, “Songs from a Moon//Songs by the Sun” is an earnest and epic coming-of-age work. Much like the fables her music evokes, Elias conjures a heroine traversing sonic landscapes with curiosity and bravery. Her band — angelic harp and harmonies, wailing synths and thundering horns and drums, move seamlessly from light to dark, taking time to rest in the silences between. The record features a stellar line up of Sydney talent, with performances by Zigi Blau (FOSHE), Kiri Cantle (KIRI), Jarvis Morrow, Olivia Warhol (IDA WARHOL) and Sarah Homeh (MONSTRESS), as well as mixing by Antonia Gauci (GAUCI).

Part one of the album, “Songs from a Moon/” — a nod to Leonard Cohen’s “Songs from a Room” — is made of songs primarily written while living in Paris and fresh out of school. The timid intimacy of these tracks, at once naive and wise, reflects a period of exploration- first loves and the glimpses of what womanhood might feel like. Part two, “/Songs by the Sun”, was written living beneath the Australian Sun. Coming into herself, through the first “big love” and the first few great pains, the second half of the album grabs at grief and pulls it apart to see what it is made of- only to find the threads of life.

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released October 22, 2021

Recorded and Produced by Indira Elias
Additional Vocal recording on tracks 7 & 8 by Antonia Gauci
Mixed by Antonia Gauci
Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering

Indira Elias - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Synths
Jarvis Morrow - Drums and Percussion
Zigi Blau - Piano, Synths
Kiri - Trombone
Sarah Homeh - Electric Bass (track 9) Double Bass (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 8)
Olivia Warhol - Harp, Backing Vocals (track 6)
Cherise Daly - Backing vocals (track 6)
Olivia Abbott - Backing vocals (track 6)

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Indira Elias Sydney, Australia

Artist, Composer and Musician Indira Elias explores cinematic avant-folk with her soulful, moving voice and intuitive arrangements.

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