INDIE ALBUM OF THE WEEK
After years off to the side with The Herd and as the right-hand woman for Urthboy, Melbourne-via-Sydney-via-Newcastle’s Jane Tyrrell is, at long last, ready for her close-up.Echoes In The Aviary, her debut full-length, lays down a variety of winding paths for Tyrrell to traverse, each leading to curious corners of the human condition.
Lush, smoky jazz surrounds itself around cloud-gathering ambience while distant, cavernous blips of electronica flash from afar. The A-team assembled to work on the record offers a phenomenal touch, ranging from the production of Pip ‘Countbounce’ Norman (TZU) to the sturdy foundations of percussive mastermind Laurence Pike (PVT) and the guiding hand of Dustin McLean (no three-letter band). It does, however, ultimately come down to the unmistakable voice on which the album is centred. Whether gently weeping to herself (‘Raven’, ‘Transcendant’) or calling out for help (the album’s finest moment, ‘The Rush’), the sorrow that dwells within Tyrrell’s songs is truly gripping.
Echoes In The Aviary makes for a completely assured and pristine debut. Tyrrell has achieved in 40 minutes and change what it takes some performers their entire lives to do.
4/5.
Echoes In The Aviaryis out Friday October 17 through Elefant Traks.
