Indie-pop artist, Moon Bride (formerly Carly Taich), writes about doubt, faith, fear and love in a way that’s anything but cliche. Framing her self-aware lyrics with cinematic orchestration and unusual melodies that take us to another dimension, there is a storybook mysticism to all Moon Bride touches, with one foot planted in this reality. Her 2024 LP, Insomnie, which crowd-funded over $24,000 through Kickstarter, is an eclectic 12-song journey through the inner mind, weaving around genres and time periods, refusing to be pinned down. It “explores the deep and nervy recesses of creativity, loneliness, insecurity, and self-discovery [Newsong Music].” Since the release of her 2017 album, Reverie, listeners have wondered whether Moon Bride is luring us into a dream or shaking us awake. Insomnie’s premiere track answers our quandary in the most forthright way: “Rise up, rise up, why are you sleeping?”
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Moon Bride
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