With Meditation Through Gunfire, Cashavelly channels the raw power of introspection and rebellion into a transformative journey. This record is a definitive manifesto, a call for women to reclaim their narratives and reject the constraints imposed by patriarchy. Mixing the fire of Fleetwood Mac with the soul-baring poetry of Patti Smith and the unfiltered passion of Fiona Apple, Cashavelly’s album stands as a fierce, unflinching response to a world that too often sidelines women’s voices.
From the onset, through the defiant and provocatively titled “More Than God”, Cashavelly’s scale and majesty and artist is quite instantly delivered and taken in. There’s a grandiosity to her production that is relentless.
The album dives deep into Cashavelly’s personal “gunfire”—the forces that have tried to silence, limit, or harm her—and the “meditation” that’s allowed her to emerge stronger. Through rants laced with brutal honesty and tender, romantic pleas, she dismantles societal expectations, especially those that infantilize men and diminish women as they age. This work is both a reckoning and a love letter, challenging men to abandon the superficial pursuits encouraged by the status quo and join in building a world where vulnerability is strength.
Cashavelly’s vision is expansive, including her work through The Cashavelly Collective, where she uplifts women to embrace their full potential. Meditation Through Gunfire is more than music—it’s an urgent reminder that true liberation is collective, and the time for it is now.