The CoronaVirus pandemic has seen millions of people around the world discover new ideas and projects to keep them busy and motivated during the lengthy lockdowns. Two such people are composer, producer and poet Rachael Sage and cellist Dave Eggar, the two leads for the group Poetica, who will drop an album of the same name on October 22nd. The project began as a simple collaboration, but blossomed into a full-flown cinematic spoken word album, created with the help of various bandmates and guest musicians from all genres of the music world. Today, PopWrapped are delighted to premiere the latest the latest single from ‘Poetica’ titled “Passenger.”
Sage says that her goal for the album at first was simply: “…to create something that would literally keep me from going insane while locked by myself in an attic for the better part of a year and a half.”, and adds of the new single: “’Passenger’ was one of the most fun tracks to produce on “Poetica”, because I had the opportunity to collaborate with some of my very favorite musicians! The featured harmonica player is the effortlessly soulful UK-based Will Wilde, who I met many years ago on tour in Brighton, England. I’ve been jamming with him at all my live gigs there through the years, whenever I’d blow through, and it’s been a highlight of my UK travels, sharing those improvisatory moments onstage. In addition to Will, my dear friend Dave Eggar adds his signature cello flourishes, and the incredible guitarists Gerry Leonard (David Bowie) and Jack Petruzelli (Patti Smith) added vibey ambiance that really helps underscore the sensuality of the poem. I played percussion, and actually sang the bass part note-for-note as a reference track to my engineer/bassist Mikhail Pivovarov, who brought it to life more than I could have ever hoped.”
Of the many instruments and musicians featured on the collection, she comments: “The organ was played by Kevin J. Killen, who I actually met on Instagram while searching for my other friend Kevin Killen. Turns out, he’s not only a brilliant musician but a genuinely lovely human and in many ways, the fact that we were able to connect remotely during this time, and are now friends, exemplifies the nature of this whole project – which at its core is about bridging distance with artful communication. I met the great bluesman John Lee Hooker in my college years and we became very good friends. I kinda wish he could hear this piece…I think he would be pleasantly surprised, and also satisfied to hear his eventual influence on me, however unlikely.”
Give “Passenger” a listen below and for more information on Poetica, visit their website, give their page a like on Facebook or follow them on Twitter and Instagram.
