EP · 2019

Salt on the Rail

Ferry horns, postcards and signal bars: five songs about reaching someone across the water.

Tracks

1. Salt on the Rail, Sun on the WaterThe ferry horn goes, the gangway comes down, and half the island piles on with bicycles. A bright, salty opener.cinematic pop, folk hymn3:35
2. Morning After the Typhoon, We RiseA song for the morning after the worst of the storm, when the sky is rinsed clean. The big hymn of the set.anthemic choir, gospel3:27
3. Wish You Were Here, Wish You'd Write BackImogen wrote these postcard lines herself on a very wobbly crossing. Sea as blue as a bruise, ice cream down the sleeve.operatic pop, postcard pop3:32
4. The Day the Windows Opened WideThe curtains lift, the dust flies, and spring cleaning becomes a whole-choir event.choral pop, uplifting3:25
5. Signal Bars on the Ferry RailHalfway across with one bar of signal and one thing to say. It ends the EP on a quiet, hopeful hum.choral pop, folk hymn5:01

Liner notes

We spent a summer on island ferries playing to deckchairs and gulls, and this EP is what washed up. It's mostly about distance: postcards that don't get answered, phone calls on the top deck, a typhoon that finally lets go. We recorded the sea in the background and then sang over it.

The Gilded Chorale