CUMULUS

Something Brighter, the third album by Alexandra Lockhart under the Cumulus name, appears a world away from the creative burnout she felt at the end of the previous album campaign and supporting tour in 2019. As she found herself questioning what might come next, rather than pursue stage lights at the expense of a personal life, Alexandra craved stability and balance. Not an uncommon desire for seasoned musical artists at the end of an album campaign. Falling in love, and moving from Seattle back to her college town of Bellingham, WA made even the most basic life details nostalgic. All of a sudden she was separated from her bandmates, building an emotionally mature partnership with her soon to be husband, and was surrounded by the scenery that inspired her to become a songwriter over a decade ago. There was something ripe for reflection in moving back to the town where her creative life began, in an effort to build something completely new. It would be the dawn of Something Brighter.

Gratitude and the bittersweetness of learning from the past are in the undercurrent of every song on Something Brighter. What a beautiful thing to make mistakes and learn from them; to heal wounds, to love deeply, and to dance in your underwear. Despite being written and recorded during some of the scariest and darkest of times, these songs unequivocally reach for the light.

The release of Something Brighter marks the initial offering from Cumulus on Share It Music. In furtherance of the label’s mission, a donation will be made to the Campaign for Southern Equality.