Kirsten Agresta-Copelyโs latest album, Kuruvinda, is a ten-track meditation on the beauty of imperfection, told with the precision of a virtuoso and the soul of a storyteller. The title, named after a rare โimperfect ruby,โ becomes the metaphorical heartbeat of the project, celebrating the quiet, hard-won strength that comes with time. Following her GRAMMYยฎ-nominated Aquamarine, Copely shifts from pure serenity to a richer palette of light and shadow, weaving in moments of ache and flashes of joy like threads in an heirloom tapestry.
From the very first track, โShadow Light,โ the harp flickers with delicate runs that ripple like raindrops on glass, immediately setting a clean, pristine tone. The notes glide and clink with a tactile softness, conjuring images of sunlight through leaves or footsteps on a glass staircase. By the time we arrive at the title track, โKuruvinda,โ the music is climbing, keys stepping upward in an almost breathless ascent, anchored by a repeating riff while glistening tones sparkle overhead.
Thereโs a grounding stillness in โQuiet Core,โ where deeper, slower strings pass like drifting clouds, while gentle ripples in the upper register keep the piece tender and alive. And then thereโs โSamแนญoแนฃa,โ the closer, which opens with feather-light notes before occasional upward licks break the rhythm, like sudden shafts of sunlight through a late-afternoon haze.
The whole album is unapologetically organic with the pure resonance of Copelyโs harp, captured with intimacy by producer and husband Marc Copely. Every pluck, every shimmer, feels intentional, as if sheโs breathing with the instrument. The result is restorative yet quietly daring, equally suited to deep meditation or a long solo drive where the road is as much internal as it is on the map.
With Kuruvinda, Copely converses with it, coaxing out a language of grace, grit, and growth. Listen to it on Spotify.
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Photo Credit: Drew Bordeaux Photography
Review by: Naomi Joan