一张复古温暖的原声专辑,献给落雨窗边的茶歇时光。圆润的指弹吉他、轻柔的钢琴,干净温润的录音中满是青涩温柔的歌声,穿插轻快的阳光流行曲调和两首小小的圆舞曲,十七首歌随一个秋雨绵绵的午后缓缓展开——从天色的第一抹灰,到家中亮起的灯火与沙沙雨声。故事从“Pewter”开始,她在铅灰色天空下端正好窗边座位。第一滴雨珠在“Beading”里串上玻璃,锡兰红茶在“Ceylon”中于雨声淅沥的厨房里慢慢泡开,雨点在“Tapping”里轻轻敲着窗棂。一条细细的水流在“Rivulet”中顺着玻璃蜿蜒而下,红醋栗司康在“Currant”里被送进烤箱,第一口咬下时配上凝脂奶油,便是“Clotted”。雨势渐大,在明亮的圆舞曲“Rainfall”中沿着小巷跳舞;她在“Mist”里擦去窗上的雾气向外张望,雨水在“Runnel”中沿着路沿与落叶一同流淌。这段时光的核心在“Overhang”中到来——屋檐下的庇护,一场躲避风暴的栖身之所。接着是“Rooibos”里的第二杯路易波士茶,雨声在“Softly”中渐渐收细为耳语般的呢喃,西边的云层在“Clearing”中裂开一道缝隙,傍晚时分湿润的小巷在慢圆舞曲“Sheen”里闪闪发亮,最后一枚司康淋上金黄糖浆便是“Treacle”,而灯火在“Homebody”中次第亮起,雨声轻柔地重新围绕着家。每首曲目都只含一滴安静的优雅,让这张专辑成为雨天茶歇、窗边午后和悠长秋日的完美配乐。A vintage-warm acoustic album for tea time by the rainy window - mellow fingerpicked guitar, soft piano, tender young vocals in a clean warm recording, with light sunny-pop tunes and two little waltzes woven in, following one rainy autumn afternoon from the first grey of the sky to lamplight and rain-sound at home in seventeen songs.The story begins as she readies her window seat under a pewter sky in"Pewter." The first raindrops bead on the glass in"Beading," Ceylon tea steeps slow in the rainy kitchen in"Ceylon," and the rain taps a light rhythm on the window in"Tapping." A little stream traces its way down the glass in"Rivulet," currant scones go into the oven in"Currant," and the first bite arrives with clotted cream in"Clotted." Then the rain picks up and dances down the lane in the bright waltz"Rainfall," she wipes the fogged glass for a look outside in"Mist," and rainwater runs along the curb with the fallen leaves in"Runnel." The heart of the hour arrives with"Overhang" - sheltering under the eaves, a refuge from the storm. Then a second cup of rooibos in"Rooibos," the rain easing to a whisper in"Softly," a break in the clouds to the west in"Clearing," the wet lane shining at dusk in the slow waltz"Sheen," golden syrup on the last scone in"Treacle," and lamps coming on as rain returns softly around home in"Homebody."Each track carries just a drop of quiet grace, making this the perfect soundtrack for rainy-day tea time, window-side afternoons, and slow autumn days at home.