Art As Catharsis is proud to release Jessica O’Donoghue’s new record “Rise Up” an elegant record of emotive and mysterious Art-Pop compositions.
Combining Industrial Electronics, rich vocal harmonies, warm synths and operatic influences, “Rise Up” is without a doubt O’Donoghue’s most ambitious release to date. With production from Alyx Dennison (of Kyü) and engineer David Trumpanis (Sarah Blasko, Seeker Lover Keeper, The Voice), O’Donoghue continues to haunt audiences and critics alike – putting her as a pioneer of her own brand of Post-Baroque Dramatic Pop.
“This album is really about a woman’s journey,” begins O’Donoghue. “It goes from hopes, dreams and promises to dark times, challenges, sacrifices and doubting/questioning to acceptance, nurturing and healing, to celebrating and honouring the feminine story and experience. It is a journey of drawing from darkness to drawing from light, a letting go and a rising up that brings with it immense depth and knowledge from past experiences. It is about honouring and celebrating all that the woman is and represents; softness, beauty, fierce power and the ability to hold and nurture the world and everyone in it. It is deep and mysterious, yet illuminous and uplifting.”
Driven by drums and slow droning synth, “Let It Flow” is possibly the most direct track on “Rise Up.” Stripped of effects and productive layering, “Let It Flow” contrasts much of the album by adhering to deep drumming and murmuring synths to create compositional clarity. Violins interject underneath layered vocals, cut between synths in a way that mirrors pop conventions – although never succumbing to them completely.
As a recipient of the Top Performance Award at 2021’s APRA/AMCOS AMC Art Music Awards and an Australian Institute of Music Fellowship, O’Donoghue’s undeniable talent is only reinforced by her prestige, all of which culminates in the rich musicianship on display in “Rise Up.” Here marks the next big step in O’Donoghue’s unstoppable career – a truly outstanding piece of Australian music.
Jessica O’Donoghue’s new single “Let It Flow,” is available now on all platforms, Stream the track through the YouTube player below:
Jessica O’Donoghue’s new album ‘Rise Up’ is out 23 September on Art As Catharsis.
Pre-order the album on Bandcamp: https://jessicaodonoghue.bandcamp.com/album/rise-up
1. Awakening
2. Good Grief
3. La Rosa
4. Rise Up
5. Rise Up: Cermony
6. Lullay My Liking
7. Let It Flow
8. Reawakening
9. Rise Up (Continuous Mix)