Gourd

A vintage-warm acoustic album for a pumpkin spice café afternoon at home - mellow fingerpicked guitar, soft piano, tender young vocals, a whisper of vinyl crackle, with light sunny-pop tunes and two little waltzes woven in, following one from-scratch autumn treat from a small pumpkin's arrival to a last homely cup in seventeen songs.

The story begins as a little pumpkin arrives in the kitchen in "Gourd." She scoops out the seeds in "Hollow," roasts and mashes it into golden puree in "Puree," adds a pinch of spice in "Pinch," and sifts flour for pumpkin bread batter in "Sift." The loaf goes into the oven and sweet fragrance fills the house in "Loaf," pumpkin syrup simmers in a small saucepan in "Ladle," and milk froths into a soft cloud in "Foam." Then comes the first pumpkin spice latte in "Latte," a bright waltz while russet leaves spin past the window in "Russet," and a slice of fresh pumpkin bread with a refill in "Streusel." The heart of the hour arrives with "Abound" - quiet thanks for a year crowned with harvest. Then a whipped-and-cinnamon refill in "Whipped," the first scarf of autumn and a window-side cup in "Scarf," a slow ochre-light waltz in "Ochre," the copper pot washed and the kitchen set right in "Copper," and one last cup savoring the blessing called home in "Homely."

Each track carries just a drop of quiet grace, making this the perfect soundtrack for autumn café time, pumpkin spice season, and slow afternoons at home.