Swagger from Unbroken by Bronwyn Eather and Paul Vassallo as Aether + Vassallo
"Swagger" comes quite directly from the final chapter of the novel 'I am magpie', where Eliza is finally feeling settled in this new and strange land on the other side of time. This is a song of grace.
As the day fades, she climbs the hill once more to give thanks and to witness the majesty and beauty of the evening.
Vassallo’s soaring guitar captures this vibrancy and the musical lament returns again and again to herald the arrival of the stars “in all their swagger”.
Tracklist
| 4. | Swagger | 5:45 |
Lyrics
As I climb the hill
Breeze like a charm
Lifts my eyes
White bird fast on the wing
Baby ibis high and holy
A wisp of cloud
A marbled new moon
All flying or floating
Crystalline fragments
In a dome of pastel blue
I give thanks at the edge
For the breath of calm
For the light you bring
To my body awakened
To my softened heart
To my swirling mind
My brightened days and
To the sweet long nights
I wait now for darkness
To show the vibrant stars
In all their swagger
Credits
released May 17, 2024 as:
aethervassallo.bandcamp.com/album/unbroken
Bronwyn Eather - keyboards, lyrics, soundscape, vocals
Paul Vassallo - slide guitar, slide-bow
Recorded, mixed and produced by Tim Kevin, Tempe River Studio
Mastered by William Bowden, King Willy Sound
Licence: all rights reserved
License
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Born in Tasmania, Bronwyn Eather came to Sydney to study acting, following almost a decade of pioneering work as a field linguist in Arnhem Land, in the remote north of Australia.
Her fifth recording 'Swaggerland' is due for release mid 2025. This follows 'Unbroken' 2024 with Paul Vassallo, 'Brave Old World' 2020, 'Against the Tide' 2017 and her debut EP 'On the Bones of Love' 2015.