Chicago indie-rock and folk musician Tasha has announced a new album. Her third LP is titled All This and So Much More and arrives September 20 via Bayonet. Today, she’s sharing the lead single “The Beginning,†which comes with a music video directed by none other than Tomberlin. In the clip, Tasha goes for a long walk across New York to buy flowers, sits in an empty skatepark, and explores public parks. Watch her slice-of-life video below.
“As one of the first songs I wrote for this album, ‘The Beginning’ feels like an introduction to the journey of self-discovery I found myself on throughout the year to come (and in turn, the songs that emerged),†Tasha explained. “While the song touches on uncertainty, sadness, and a desire for connection, the very first lineâ€Â‘This is not the end/it’s just the beginning’â€Âencapsulates the sense of hope and possibility I continued to arrive at after it all. For me, there’s a lingering excitement at the end of Greg Uhlmann’s spinning guitar solo outroâ€Âit can be hard to see in the moment, but big endings are so often openings to adventures you haven’t even begun to imagine.â€Â
All This and So Much More was produced by Gregory Uhlmann and follows Tasha’s 2021 full-length Tell Me What You Miss the Most. It finds Tasha reflecting on a period of growth up until 2023â€Âright before she joined the Broadway cast of Illinoise, the Tony-winning dance musical by Justin Peck based on Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album Illinois. In addition to “The Beginning,†her new 10-track LP also includes the song “Michigan.â€Â
Read about Tasha in “What It’s Like to Be Black in Indie Music.â€Â
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