Vanity Project (Side 1) by Cyrena Wages
Welcome to this deep dive into the first half of Cyrena's debut solo album, Vanity Project. Music for the river faeries. Side two is on the way soon!
Circumstances have thrown me the bone I needed to re-open Vanity Project and turn the knob up to 11. It is more satisfying to do that on a record player, but at least I have a CD player which still has a physical knob on it. Funny, but this player is bright pink. It’s not mine.
Are We Allowed to Fall in Love?
This was the first Cyrena song to hook me back in the dark winter. I covered this song at length back on April 19 when I didn’t know Cyrena at all. It’s interesting to see my initial take on this album. I still think this guy was wrong, always will.
Cyrena Wages
Who? You're about to have your mind blown. Just say Serena. A Memphis and Nashville veteran yet only in her mid thirties, Cyrena Wages has worked with producers like Mark Needham and Marshall Altman. (I heard of Mark through my Fleetwood Mac obsession.) Her school run – get this – was in a gold 1967 Cadillac. Life was never going to be normal. Who wants…
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