Dorothea Tachler's My Favourite Things: Fly I will, because I can

             Brooklyn's My Favourite Things, led by Dorothea Tachler (formerly of Igloo, The Swirlies, Alles Wie Gross), announce summer release of their third album Fly I will, because I can. From the opening track, Sunlight, a jazzy, dream inducing song that evokes, much like its title, sunlight filtering through a day spent lakeside, contemplative, stirring and inviting. The album is also restless and ever evolving, much like the cycles of life, such as in the song, Everything Changes in which Tachler's earnest vocals dig deep into love and how it rearranges every aspect of our life in unexpected ways. "I'm still waiting for my happy ending", Dorothea croons huskily in Goodbye Again, "I feel nothing, not even myself" she adds, and although lyrically the song dips low, musically it raises itself high at certain points, as if to indicate dormant hope sitting off in the distance. While their sound has often been described as shoegaze and dreampop in the vein of My Bloody Valentine, My Favourite Things new album feels much closer to Galaxy 500 and Dean & Britta than past recordings, while uniquely paving its own musical niche, an addictive blend of folk, jazz, pop and smartly written lyrics that make for an enjoyable, dreamy listen.

“Music," Says Dorothea, "was my anchor and my lighthouse in stormy and dark nights, and putting my inner turmoil into words really helped me process it better. It was kind of my metamorphosis, being disintegrated like a chrysalis, and being shaped into something new.” 

The new album, conceptually, bears all of the marks of such metamorphosis and rebirth in a way that is not only enjoyable but relatable. With both high peaks and low valleys, Fly I will, because I can, is much more than a title, it's a declaration for our lives, a way to live and a promise to follow through on.

Fly I will, because I can is set to release on July 14th.

A preview track and lyrics off the new album, ​A Little Closer, can be found below.
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​“Sweet and low and round it goes
Here it comes again 
The new year is here
Round and round it goes, lightning speed
Always shows the lines of our goals as in tomorrow
hold it tight, reset it right 
nothing is gone 
spindle up, spindle down
two Steps up, one back down 
ocean waves wash me up
a little bit closer
Keep your eyes on the road
and we’ll take off for flight 
Round it goes, lightning speed
Always shows the lines of our goals as in tomorrow
Wash me out
Move me further
On the shore I shall walk 
Until tomorrow comes
Two Steps up, one back down
Ocean waves wash me up
A little bit closer”


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