Raincloud

A vintage-warm acoustic album for a rainy day spent with books and tea - 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 cozy reading day from the first gathering cloud to the quiet after the rain in seventeen songs.

The story begins as rainclouds gather beyond the window in "Raincloud." The first drops tap the awning and she decides to stay home in "Awning," wraps up in a cardigan and tidies her nook in "Cardigan," and waits for the tea leaves to unfurl in "Oolong." She chooses today's book from the shelf in "Softcover," savors the hush before the first page in "Preface," smiles at a small bird hopping through puddles in "Puddlejump," and follows raindrops racing down the glass in "Trickle." A beautiful line becomes a hummed waltz in "Stanza," a second cup arrives with biscuits in "Pekoe," and rings on the tea's surface keep time with the rain in "Ripple." The heart of the day arrives with "Downpour" - reading on while the rain pours down. Then coffee and a book by the fireside in "Fireside," the feel and scent of old pages in "Vellum," a slow rocking waltz on the ottoman in "Ottoman," a last cup with the evening's last shower in "Cloudburst," and the book gently closed after the rain in "Epilogue," ending the hour soft and thankful.

Each track carries just a drop of quiet grace, making this the perfect soundtrack for rainy-day reading, tea time, and slow afternoons indoors.