Aster Tracks

Portland based singer and performance artist Rhea Arachne has released part one of her Twin Moons EPs. This first half, A Cry for the Night released just weeks ago in early November and features the first four tracks before the eventual release of A Prayer for the Moon. The project as a whole promises to explore elements of grief, fear, catharsis and hope and this first taste certainly has a blend of all four. While Rhea’s prose shows a history of torment it is also backed by a deep wisdom. The title track sees her glad to be alive, even if just out of spite, while showing an undeniable certainty all pain is paid back. All of the spoken word is backed up by her own violin playing, put together with the recent fall chill gives it the feeling like it was being played live right out on your street. Because so much of the record overall is spoken word, a part sung or belted feels like a great pay off. To refer to the title track again, it ends with a crescendo chant of “fix your heart or d...