An enthralling, vibrant folk sound — spanning from the brassy allure of “Rarely See The Sun” to the title track’s acoustic introspection — shows across the new album When The Waters Part. Recorded live by Pittsburgh-based Mirabelle Skipworth, the album explores the delicate intersections of intimacy and religion. These memorable arrangements strip down the complex emotions of exiting a restrictive, self-imposed box to find a healthier, freer way to love.

The album’s title track opens with smooth entrancement, weaving hypnotic acoustic pulses and soulful vocal spaciousness. “Skin touching skin, please lift my chin up high,” Skipworth’s vocals resonate, furthering into “I wanna fly away” ambitions. A riveting vocal expanse around midpoint, reminding fondly of Joanna Newsom, consumes in its ferocity as the backing instrumentation remains lovably mellow. The ensuing “Peter Pull Your Pants Up” appeals with more ardor, as expressive vocal layers combine with twangy guitars and a steady acoustic undercurrent. “But you were screwing up traffic to keep your virtue safe,” the vocals stir, artfully capturing the domino-like consequences of a self-absorbed ideology.

Another standout track, “The Feast” channels an emotively gripping folk ascent, reminiscent in its aesthetic to Weyes Blood as soft acoustics and poetic “hold on me fast, hold me tight” declarations move into beautifully twangy guitar work. “I can’t feel it anymore,” caressing vocal layers let out bleakly, tracing the ups and downs of emotional attachment. “I Want to Feel It All” also consumes, fusing glistening piano and descriptive lyrical imagery — and into a spine-tingling, title-bearing yearning. When The Waters Part is a showcase in gorgeous folk songwriting from Mirabelle Skipworth.

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The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Folk.

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