The word Snowpoet, alone, steers the ear toward the intimate and abstracted landscapes of this album. The duo of Chris Hyson and Lauren Kinsella have, since their beginning in 2014, stood with a singular identity; swathes of sheer sound layers and melody that elevate the affecting musings of vocalist Kinsella.

Originating from Dublin, literary Ireland is reflected in the sparkle of Kinsella's style, as she speaks her bare-naked truth. Mindful phrases not only regard internal life, ‘Finding the outline of your face, in the dark', but can take a rhythmic lead; ‘Breathe, open, up, check, eyes,' while, ‘I live in the city of London' takes on the mantle of a mantra in ‘Early Feelings'.

This track is a fine example of Snowpoet's silvery collages. Snatches of half-spoken whispers are close to the ear, before a distant melody moves the perspective; there is a wonderful shifting between near, and far. Glints of Alice Zawadzki's violin and Josh Arcoleo's saxophone as they swell or flutter, are flown in and out with the rings and twinkle of piano, to touching effect.

Wait For Me often hangs in a half-light; hints, glimmers, tints of intimacies within cotton clouds of keyboards and reverberating vocals. It's hard not to be drawn into Snowpoet's delicious reverie with tracks such as ‘FaceTime' and ‘Here's The Thing'. The latter gestures a space for the poem to simply entice, with a touch of warped synth for edge, while

‘The Wheel' starts with the empathetic guitar of Alex Haines, dilates as everyone gets involved in the layers of sound, before its earthy drop into the beats of Dave Hamblett; the song twirls and grooves with a soft joy.

The playing and editing are focused on the raison d'être of each track, as opposed to the musicians' expressions, as if there is a careful attending to Snowpoet's vision. There are times when a breakout from those parameters may have brought a healthy kick, but that does not belie the reach and range of this album. Every so often, Kinsella sings a note of such purity and personality that it feels like all hearts will burst with love, on hearing it.