Rise Up by Jessica O'Donoghue
Art As Catharsis is proud to release Jessica O’Donoghue’s new record, Rise Up – an elegant record of emotive and mysterious avant-pop compositions.
Combining industrial electronics, rich vocal harmonies, warm synths and operatic influences, Rise Up is without a doubt O’Donoghue’s most ambitious release to date. With production from Alyx Dennison (of Kyü) and engineer David Trumpanis (Sarah Blasko, Seeker Lover Keeper, The Voice), O’Donoghue continues to haunt audiences and critics alike – putting her as a pioneer of her own brand of post-baroque dramatic pop.
“This album is really about a woman’s journey,” begins O’Donoghue. “It goes from hopes, dreams and promises to dark times, challenges, sacrifices and doubting/questioning to acceptance, nurturing and healing, to celebrating and honouring the feminine story and experience. It is a journey of drawing from darkness to drawing from light, a letting go and a rising up that brings with it immense depth and knowledge from past experiences. It is about honouring and celebrating all that the woman is and represents; softness, beauty, fierce power and the ability to hold and nurture the world and everyone in it. It is deep and mysterious, yet illuminous and uplifting.”
Serene in some moments, relentless in others – Rise Up crafts a strange beauty through otherworldly composition. O’Donoghue’s use of languages, vocalisations and vocal production allows her to create microcosms of emotion – all the while telling women’s stories and celebrating femininity through her music.
As a recipient of the Top Performance Award at 2021’s APRA/AMCOS AMC Art Music Awards and an Australian Institute of Music Fellowship, O’Donoghue’s undeniable talent is only reinforced by her prestige, all of which culminates in the rich musicianship on display in Rise Up.
Here marks the next big step in O’Donoghue’s unstoppable career – a truly outstanding piece of Australian music.
Tracklist
| 1. | Awakening | 7:02 |
| 2. | Good Grief | 5:14 |
| 3. | La Rosa | 3:58 |
| 4. | Rise Up | 4:59 |
| 5. | Rise Up: Cermony | 2:28 |
| 6. | Lullay My Liking | 5:37 |
| 7. | Let It Flow | 5:56 |
| 8. | Reawakening | 5:47 |
| 9. | Rise Up (Continuous Mix) | 39:13 |
Credits
All compositions by Jessica O’Donoghue
Production by Alyx Dennison
Engineering, mixing and mastering by David Trumpanis
Performances for each track as follows:
Awakening – Jessica O’Donoghue, Alyx Dennison, Freya Schack-Arnott, Thomas Botting
Good Grief – Jessica O’Donoghue, Alyx Dennison, Freya Schack-Arnott, Thomas Botting, Jess Ciampa, Bonnie Stewart
La Rosa – Jessica O’Donoghue, Freya Shack-Arnott, Thomas Botting
Rise Up – Jessica O’Donoghue, Alyx Dennison, Jess Green, Freya Schack-Arnott, Thomas Botting, Jess Ciampa, Bonnie Stewart
Lullay My Liking – Jessica O’Donoghue, Alyx Dennison, Jess Green, Freya Schack-Arnott, Thomas Botting, Jess Ciampa
Let It Flow – Jessica O’Donoghue, Alyx Dennison, Freya Schack-Arnott, Thomas Botting
Reawakening – Jessica O’Donoghue, Alyx Dennison, Freya Schack-Arnott, Thomas Botting
License
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"A mercurial talent, Jessica has created songs with real depth. Listening to the album is a full-bodied experience: theatrical and intimate, operatic and haunting, raw and urgent, at once dark and contemplative and inspiring. It’s pop music with a difference." - Ashleigh Wilson (Arts Editor - The Australian)