‘In This Moment’ feels like a magnum opus of a record. Sunflower Summit’s immense and powerful collection of sixteen piece of indie pop has a full spread within the genre, a holistic and heart-warming array of emotions delivered to the listener through calming, melodic, and cinematic arrangements. Completely produced by an all female team, “In This Moment explores the throes of mental health and offers you space to hold your emotions and find empathy. There’s a quaintness and quietness echoed throughout the record, first exemplified in the subtlety yet power of ‘Become Undone.
Through simple acoustic melodies and impressive vocal harmonies , the entire record captivates you wholeheartedly and pulls at your heartstrings on each piece. Each song feels stripped bare, carrying with them a rawness and purity that makes the lyrical content feel all that much more poignant and expressive. The simple and carefree energy of a ‘Do Nothing’ leaves you feeling absolutely at ease and in the right space of mind for a lazy Sunday in bed. The more brooding and soft ‘Anxiety’ perfectly captures those moments of anguish and worry that keeps you held back and pained. ‘It’s a Rainy Day’ captures an entire space, a feeling, and an environment through subtle background effects in the production, a raw and unfiltered vocal performance, and exceptionally expressive work in the ever so calming and reassuring piano section.
Almost every song on the record captures a new kind of feeling with such precise yet empathetic emotion. There’s an eloquence not just in the lyrics themselves but also in how they’re performed and supported. Each song is produced by Sunflower Summit, mixed and co-produced by Katie Dwyer, and mastered by Caridad Espinosa. Enlisting a diverse team and being entirely worked on by an all woman team is a statement for representation in a space that’s overwhelmingly been occupied by men. An absolutely magnanimous and heartfelt collection to soothe the soul.