Adele H / IMPERMANENCE

Satie-esque piano underscores this intimate and powerful collection of experimental-spiritual pop songs by Italian singer-songwriter Adele H. Impermanence, the follow-up to her 2018 LP Civilization, finds Adele forgoing her looped and layered voices and primordial percussion for a classic stripped-down live setup featuring only piano and voice! The album (a deeply personal statement of womanhood in contemporary times) documents the breadth of a spiritual journey, revelations of love, and the inevitable fragility of life. ‘Impermanence’ brings to mind the 60s & early 70s Alt Folk and Jazz experimentations of Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, and Neil Young…and the more contemporary sounds of Tori Amos and Cat Power.