Hiraeth by Respire
We come for the promise of freedom, the dream of modernity, and acceptance. We come from crisis, just as we come from peace. We leave behind everything: our belongings, our friends, families, and entire futures that could have been. We arrive with nothing but hope. A dream we kept alive to keep our feet moving. Those who have leapt into the unknown know what it means to lose your life and to build one anew. We understand how easily the ground can shift from under our feet, how quickly matters out of our hands can uproot our lives. We have felt the world against us. What will you do when it turns against you?
Today, you may hate us. Tomorrow, you, too, may be forced to take your leave, just as your forefathers once did. The fabric which separates us is far thinner than you think–it is being worn out, it is ready to be torn. While we bicker and fight our brothers and sisters, the world burns, the forests die, the rich pillage, our future fades. The planet’s slow death knows no race. It knows no gender. There is no scapegoat for our sins; we have only to look in the mirror to see who killed the world. Wake up. We are all guilty. We can all be saved.
We are all one. We are all nothing.
Tracklist
| 1. | Keening | 6:09 |
| 2. | The Match, Consumed | 2:29 |
| 3. | Distant Light of Belonging | 3:34 |
| 4. | First Snow | 4:37 |
| 5. | Home of Ash | 5:11 |
| 6. | Voiceless; Nameless | 5:03 |
| 7. | The Sun Sets Without Us | 5:23 |
| 8. | We Grow Like Trees in Rooms of Borrowed Light | 6:12 |
| 9. | Do the Birds Still Sing? | 2:57 |
| 10. | Farewell (In Standard) | 2:46 |
Videos
Credits
On 'Hiraeth', Respire is:
Egin Kongoli - vocals, guitar, synthesizer
Rohan Lilauwala - vocals, guitar
Darren Scarfo - vocals, guitar
Travis Dupuis - vocals, drums
Ben Oliver - bass guitar
Eslin McKay - vocals, violin, viola
Emmett O'Reilly - vocals, trumpet
Our Extended Family is:
Tokyo Speirs - piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel, music box, vibraphone, additional strings
Andrew Moljgun - saxophone
A Paradise. - vocals (on Distant Light of Belonging)
Engineered by Sean Pearson at Boxcar Sound Recording
Mixed and Mastered by Jack Shirley
Package Design and Layout by Egin Kongoli
