‘There, There, Here Is Here’ is a remarkably soft, subtle, and yet deeply moving piece of indie folk music. Astra Forward’s bewitching vocal performance sounds like a lullaby amidst a deep and almost unrepentant darkness. It feels like an antidote, a calming sensation that puts you into a complete and almost unavoidable catatonic state, while being bewitched by the almost magically hypnotic vocal performance that’s on display. The entire song feels like its real, like its being performed and its environment is tangibly noticeable all around you. And that’s not juts a coincidence either, it’s by design.
Recorded live in a church in the heart of the countryside, the bewitching performance seeks to amplify the emotional depths of loneliness and darkness that are so integral to its ethos. A dark piece of folk music that’s almost breath-taking in beauty.