Howl “I’ve stepped out of a cage that I made…”

Eliza Delf: A jaunty, confident pop song with dark lyrics, embellished with dramatic flourishes, and culminating with breathless urgency. The vocal performance is steeped in danger and drama – and this permeates the arrangement and tone. The song describes a search for a more authentic identity, free

Howl “I’ve stepped out of a cage that I made…”

Eliza Delf: A jaunty, confident pop song with dark lyrics, embellished with dramatic flourishes, and culminating with breathless urgency. The vocal performance is steeped in danger and drama – and this permeates the arrangement and tone. The song describes a search for a more authentic identity, free of a self-imposed straitjacket. It is rich in imagery that captures the sense of release and freedom that comes from accepting oneself in all one’s messy complexity – it’s about growing up without giving up.

Jon Loomes: Eliza's dramatic storytelling demanded something beyond generic pop production, so I began with the orchestra first (working from Eliza's piano sketch), adding the Drums, Bass, and Guitar quite late on in the process. This quickly established itself as a good working method and most of the album was approached this way, usually piano and strings first, then woodwinds and brass for colour and emotional depth. I've also used a Finnish folk harp called a Kantele for its beautiful and distinct chiming sound.