Hailing from Ballarat, Victoria, songwriter Coda Chroma, the moniker of Kate Lucas, has been hailed as “one of the most innovative and noteworthy musicians in Australia.” With her fourth album, Luminous As It Is, Coda Chroma offers a mesmerizing exploration of the human experience inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem “Summer Morning.”
The album is a sonic journal, capturing Lucas’s unending songwriting journey and her profound connection to the natural world. Themes of consumerism, environmentalism, friendship, and mortality pulse through the record, delivered through her signature poetic lens—abstract yet deeply resonant.
A companion piece to her 2023 release, Dreamself, Luminous As It Is stands as Coda Chroma’s most folk-infused record to date, while weaving influences from jazz, pop, and psychedelia. The album’s delicate balance of nylon-string guitars, vintage synth textures, and beautiful vocal melodies create an immersive, grounded, and transcendent soundscape.
Collaborating once more with acclaimed Kiwi producer Damien Charles (William Crighton, Melody Pool), as well as a stellar lineup of musicians including Nat Lewis (Ainslie Wills), Holly Thomas (Husky, Quivers), and Isaac Barter (Didirri, Charm of Finches), Lucas has crafted an album that invites listeners into an expansive listening experience.
Luminous As It Is offers harmonic complexity, nuanced production, and raw authenticity – a must-hear for fans of folk and pop on the psychedelic side.
Check out Luminous As It Is by Coda Chroma on Bandcamp here.
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