Hope in a Darkened Heart

by Virginia Astley

Hope in a Darkened Heart cover art

Produced predominantly by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Astley's profoundly elegant sophomore release merges pastoral English chamber pop with pristine digital synthesizers. The resulting soundscape is an incredibly lush, wintery exploration of dream pop, featuring a notable vocal duet with David Sylvian that highlights the record's sophisticated, ambient-leaning melancholia.

Genres

  • Baroque Pop
  • Dream Pop

Tracklist

  1. Some Small Hope
  2. A Father
  3. So Like Dorian
  4. I'm Sorry
  5. Tree Top Club
  6. Charm
  7. Love's A Lonely Place To Be
  8. A Summer Long Since Passed
  9. Darkness Has Reached Its End