Annstiinaโs field waits, listens, and then quietly floors you. Known for her experimental art pop, the Finnish artist strips everything back here, sitting alone at the piano and letting improvisation do the heavy lifting. It comes off cinematic as it evokes the connection to land, memory, and survival, echoing the generations who rebuilt Finland after the war.
โfeatherโ opens the EP as a fragile becoming, with gentle, soothing piano lines slowly arriving while glimmering notes flicker in and out, like thoughts forming mid-air. The direction comes without urgency, as if the music itself is learning how to walk. When the build briefly halts, and a thicker, weightier note arrives, it feels like two lives crossing pathsโtentative, curious, intimate. Then the motion resumes, slightly changed, carrying that encounter forward.
The title track, โfield,โ is the emotional core. It begins with deeper, heavier piano tones pressing against softer ones, unfolding like a tense conversation that refuses to stay contained. Thereโs confrontation here, but also release. The music ripples outward, pulsing and expanding, growing in enduring waves. It feels grounded, earthy, and patientโlike standing in an open field while history hums beneath your feet.
Closing highlight โwhatever it takesโ moves slowly but with determination. Gentle melodies and deeper tones drift apart, collide, and eventually tangle, pushing against each other as if navigating unseen obstacles. Thereโs a clear sense of effort and resolve, of rising despite resistance. Nothing explodes, yet everything transforms.
field feels like a necessary pause in Annstiinaโs catalogueโa reflective breath before she returns to larger pop soundscapes. Intimate, restrained, and emotionally rich, this EP is an evocative listen, available on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan