I implore you to listen to Arima Ederra's sophomore album A Rush To Nowhere. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter's follow-up to 2022's An Orange Colored Day captures that feeling when your lungs make room for extra oxygen and life slows down. Things begin to feel more tangible, clearer.
A Rush To Nowhere has an urgent '80s rock sentimentalism reminiscent of Dijon and Mk.gee. Ederra embroiders her songs with empathic messages. Sparse opener "In The Business Of Feeling" expounds on the malleability of this world and the glory that can come from love's power: "Please don't stop your feeling/ Hold your neighbor dearly/ Hate was never yours to hold." Elsewhere, she prizes her time, appreciates the chance to expand her lungs while taking the scenic route. "I just need a little more time to me," she declares on standout "Took The Long Way Home."
Although kindness, empathy, and gratitude aren't the most novel song subjects, Ederra reminds us that they never lose their power when handled carefully. Time rushes us forward and we forget the important things. With the help of collaborators Teo Halm, Caleb Laven, Solomonphonic, and Rahm Silverglade, Ederra reminds us how precious they are, priceless gems unearthed anew.
Ederra also shared this statement on her new oeuvre:
Time isn't just what moves us forward, but what allows us to return, to remember, to become
Music has a way of stopping time especially when I need it most
creating sanctuary in a world that never slows
In that suspended moment is where I find myself most clearly
Writing this work revealed the many versions of me across time
The multitudes I hold
Listen below.
