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Sojourn

by Anna Yarbrough

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    There'll be a few fun merch items added soon: sheet music, one-of-a-kind Limited Edition polaroids, and postcards! Stay tuned...
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  • Sheet Music

    A printed and bound edition of the three pieces from "Sojourn"; "In search of peace", "An old hymnbook", and "Somewhere in a wooden cabin", accompanied by photography by Rachel Wooley Davis and the stories behind the music. Printed on premium paper with a glossy finish.

    If you're ordering directly from me in the US and would like a signed copy, just drop me a note along with your purchase! For my international friends, you can also find the book on Amazon. Pricing differs due to different royalty rates, but shipping is likely considerably cheaper for you (and you may qualify for free shipping if you have Amazon Prime). If you do order through either my Bandcamp store or Amazon, be sure to leave me a little review so I can hear how you're enjoying the music!
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  • One handwritten postcard addressed to you! Deluxe 4.13" x 5.83" postcard featuring photography by Rachel Wooley Davis. Thick durable 18-19pt card with a matte, velvety soft finish. Choose one of the Sojourn single designs or the EP artwork. Use the "include a message" function to drop me a note if you'd like to introduce yourself!
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      $5 USD or more 

     

  • An ultra-limited edition polaroid photo of where "Sojourn" was born—my former studio apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn (New York City). This is such a special little collection to me—music studios were all shut down and I was attempting to make something in a space that was far from ideal—neighbors all quarantined at home, weirdly-shaped walls, way too many windows and fridges—on an old little upright console. It is the most raw of any of my creations and such a pivotal moment in my output. Every polaroid will come signed and include a note about the image.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Sojourn via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    edition of 7 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

  • All four of the Sojourn postcards—three single designs and the EP artwork! Deluxe 4.13" x 5.83" postcard featuring photography by Rachel Wooley Davis. Thick durable 18-19pt card with a matte, velvety soft finish. Choose whether you want them blank for your own use, or if you'd like a note from me. Introduce yourself through the "include a message" function if you want to make it more personal!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Sojourn via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $15 USD or more 

     

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about

Unbelievably, it has been over a year since I last put out a solo artist release, so I'm thrilled to share this project with you. Sojourn is a short EP written and recorded entirely during 2020, most of it while locked down at home. COVID threw a bit of a wrench in my recording plans for that year—studio shut downs being the most frustrating. After a lot of time spent reevaluating what I wanted to make as an artist, my hands were tied, my album postponed, and home recording became the only outlet (along with noisy neighbors that never leave).

In a way my less-than-acoustically-ideal apartment with all of its weird shapes, glass doors, and abundance of fridges (groan) became the perfect environment for this little EP—considering the season, I wanted to write something raw… almost uncomfortably so; I wanted to write in a way that made you feel like you were in the same room with me when you put your ear buds in… every creak, every noise, a sound that was intentionally “unpolished” in the right way.

Later, the title “Sojourn” became clear: “a temporary stay”. This rang true on so many levels—globally, of course, but also where I was at as an artist. I consider it the “in-between” chapter between my previous work and what’s to come. It’s not quite my old stuff, but it’s the stepping stone to the new. It is miles away from where I’ve been, but nowhere near the end decision of where this music took me; it became the bridge that connects the two without being fully either. It is also likely what will be my last solo piano release for a while as I begin taking my music in a new direction with a few new projects. Finally, it just seemed so perfectly fitting that this project is about staying, when the album I put on hold is about the opposite—traveling; the music I wrote while on a physical journey. Initially I was so frustrated putting this on hold, but in hindsight the timing was perfect—I needed to journey a bit as an artist before writing about the journey.

I hope it’s a strangely comforting EP—it’s possibly the most intimate thing I’ve written, and in my mind it holds that balance between stillness and the tension of wanting to move again.

credits

released June 25, 2021

Composed and performed by Anna Yarbrough
Photography by Rachel Wooley Davis
Mastering by Trevor Case

Released by Rhodium—RP011
www.rhodiumpublishing.com

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