Serafina Steer - The Moths Are Real (2013)

The breadth of The Moths are Real is truly panoramic from the sweeping orchestral like harp opening for ‘Alien Invasion‘ which summons a psychedelic tale of willed abduction by “big yet benign blue creatures with extraordinary unfinished features” to the summer filled ‘Skinny Dipping‘ a song of the young and innocent. Serafina Steer’s narration of her tales is sublime, there is no rush to escape from one track to the next…wallow in them and explore!

Musically the album is pared-back, simple yet complex…the brilliance is clear from the start. Cocker must be pleased to have got production duty on this release…who wouldn’t? The credentials on this release lift Serafina Steer into the limelight where she rightfully belongs, 2013 is her year!