Trash Mountain is a pink house on a former landfill in Burlington, Vermont, a place where artists have been gathering for years. Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Lily Seabird lived there for a while while writing and recording her new album, naturally entitled Trash Mountain, dedicated to this residence of friendship and inspiration. From the the 1pm version of the title track: “Where the wind blows everything // I try to remember and forget // On the edge of town // Where when I’m home I rest my head.”

The successor to last year’s impressive Alas, LP contains nine sparse indie folk songs, intimate and heartfelt. Gentle music for heavy days, and the hope that follows. A meditation on change, grief, and belonging—finding beauty in the mess. From It Was Like You Were Coming To Wake Us Back Up: “And the stranger rode by us delicately slow // And she held my glance, but how could she have known // That in her we saw our friend who had gone // That in her we saw our friend who had gone.” Breathtaking.

Trash Mountain, recorded by Kevin Copeland, is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Lame-O Records.

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