Building on her second consecutive win at last week’s 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Carla Patullo delivers the emotionally resonant album Nomadica. This Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album winner serves as a cinematic tribute to Patullo’s late mother, featuring the Scorchio Quartet, choir ensemble Tonality, and a moving vocal collaboration with Martha Wainwright on the standout closer “FLY UNDER.” The record explores an imagined conversation across the veil, blending orchestral grandeur with restorative ambient textures.
The album’s breathtaking finale, “FLY UNDER” weaves tranquil piano and delicate strings, as a beautiful vocal convergence from Patullo and Wainwright builds into an emotively gripping middle. Their impassioned vocal disposition, conveying a shadowy lyrical intrigue that builds into a title-touting proclamation, coexists seamlessly with the heartrending strings and wordless backing vocal effects — making for a layered, replay-inducing success.
Opener “Our Love Is” is another standout. A rumbling of spacious noise enters initially, expanding into a spine-tingling chilliness — the slight creaks resembling a train trekking through a wintry landscape. A swelling effervescence is apparent as the textures ascend in intensity, and a riveting vocal presence appears. The gorgeous vocal work and moving atmospherics conjure a sound blissfully reminiscent of the Death Stranding soundtrack, and the works of Low Roar especially. “Our Love Is” continues to progress through its enchanting yet haunting first half, its two-minute turn invigorating in the multitude of vocal layers and heartrending string tones.
A tranquil shift takes hold after that stirring midpoint, as the strings assume a more lulling background and the vocals echo a dreamy, wordless lightness. The strings and harmonious vocals interplay with increasing emotion, falling into a murky solemnity that recalls the track’s introduction. Showing well in its impactful soundscape and emotive vocal incorporations, Nomadica is an enthralling success from Carla Patullo, consuming particularly on the opening and closing tracks.
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