“SOMEWHERE OVER THE MYSTIC MOON” REVIEWS

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“….she is as vulnerable as she is honest, pondering the many ways life changes us, yet seeming renewed rather than shaken by the transformation. Somewhere Over the Mystic Moonaffirms India Sky’s desire to seek out joy, even when sadness brings her to her knees.”

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“…this is sensuous music—not necessarily in the more adult connotations of that word, but in its strict definition. Floaty synths accompany Sky’s graceful voice, which she loops to gorgeously rhythmic effect on the stunning “Like a Wave” and uses as counterpoint on “Palace of Pleasure.” Beats hit at heartbeat timing. Water—a primary component of our bodies, of course—is a main theme across the record, reflecting emotional states as well as offering a passageway to the divine….”

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“The album’s heart is the enthralling and high-energy “Breakdown.” Steered by heavy-hitting synthesizers, the track features equally powerful lyrics like: “I can’t tell anymore how far I’ve come and where I’m headed now.”….Sky is immensely talented and this album feels like an all-encompassing experience.”

Bandcamp Album of the Day review

“…I’ts visionary soundscapes create mystic, ethereal worlds full of lush synths, robust drums, and soulful vocals, showcasing Sky’s talent for story-telling and world-building while also shining a light on her production chops….”

The Quietus review

“The first thing that jumps out on India Sky’s debut is the richness in her neo-soul productions. Synths shimmer and glow, cushioning her vocals and beats. It’s a depth and warmth more than matched in her songs. The lyrics are voyages through personal memories and wider ruminations on how relationships reshape us….Somewhere Over the Mystic Moon is a deeply generous album, an invitation to a place where sadness and hope exist as one….”

Upside Down world review

“Somewhere Over The Mystic Moon” dances through musical spaces and emotions like a time machine transporting you somewhere you only dreamed of living in, thriving in….”

Tabs Out Review

“Her nine synthpop cuts (two of which are simple interlude-sized sleights) are based within a simplistic, yet engrossing songwriting structure: large synthesizer loops that become a periphery for India Sky’s open-armed vocals and steadfast percussive rhythms…”

White Crate review

“Somewhere Over the Mystic Moon ripples some celestial ocean, ready to whisk you away on soft, silky synth pads. Oakland artist India Sky invites us to re-acquaint the soul and body with pleasure, lightness, and luxuriation. A moonlit waterway funnels the listener through colorful galaxies and rippling futurisms…”

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Somewhere Over The Mystic Moon, is India Sky’s first full length project, and features nine powerful, nuanced, and conceptual self-produced electronic compositions. A long time vocalist and multidisciplinary artist, India has been honing her craft as a music producer for the past several years, performing her original songs oftentimes interwoven with dance, theatrics and video projections. In her music, India channels her passion for worldmaking, crafting a sound that combines evocative lyrics, layered synths, lush, carefully cultivated vocals and imaginative storylines that often spiral into the mystical. The sonic palette of Somewhere Over The Mystic Moon is both warm and cosmic, robust and ethereal, inviting and all encompassing. 

The album's first single, “Bottom of the Sea” is a siren's call that pulls you into the whirlpooling depths of a hypnotic and otherworldly ocean. This powerful, dreamy, dance anthem begs you to catch its wave and ride it, and leaves the sweet saltwater taste of what it might feel like to breathe under the sea with guardian whales at your side. 

The second single, “Breakdown” to be released December 7th, is a hauntingly ecstatic showpiece featuring morose synthesizers, punctuating strings, and heavy, soulful vocals backed by driving percussion. The track shapeshifts both sonically and thematically more than once with slow builds, huge breaks, and clever, vivid storytelling. If this track doesn't leave you with goosebumps and nostalgia for a place and time you’ve never been, nothing will.

India Sky’s ability to take you willingly into her conceptual worlds only strengthens as the album goes on. She originally composed five of the nine songs on Somewhere Over the Mystic Moon for her short film, The Life Cycle of Rainbows (2021, commissioned by EMBASSY Gallery in Edinburgh) which illustrates a soul’s journey through birth, maturity, death and the ancestral world. Other tracks on the project include songs that have been a part of her hybrid music + dance performances for years, reimagined, and re-shaped for the album, as well as newer compositions. 

With Somewhere Over the Mystic Moon, India Sky has created an inspiring and complex musical universe that is as conceptually, emotionally and sonically engaging as it is refreshing and rewarding.