Bleep

While Lyra Pramuk doesn’t forego her signature ethereal vocal edits and manipulations, her second solo album Hymnal feels almost unplugged: not so much in recording terms as in its organic, untethered attitude, as she swims up from the waterworlds of Fountain and Delta to explore the surface of a fresh instrumental palette.

Sharp and clear strings bring a ripe direction for Pramuk, a daringly beautiful expansion on her sound that adds a drama and grandeur to the already orchestral capabilities of her single voice. From guttural glossolalia to more avant-garde vocal techniques, Lyra Pramuk draws new physicalities out of her vocals as she merges with acoustic instrumentation.