Portland indie trailblazers Aan proudly present their new full-length record Over The Mountain, released through Fresh Selects.
Listen to the album here:
Singer/songwriter Bud Wilson formed Aan, and they operate as a six-piece project right now. Aan are an amalgamation of art rock and experimental pop. The new album is their first full-length material since 2019’s Losing My Shadow. The new album deals with the theme of keeping the human spirit going through the boundaries of negativity in life. The record features a brand-new sound incorporating elements such as drum machines, sunshine pop, and some samba. Over The Mountain is dedicated to a close companion of the band, Reese McDowell Lawhon.
Bud Wilson shares his thoughts:
“‘Over the Mountain’ took a few years to make, navigating how to best produce a record in the time of social distancing. Most of the songs were skeletons before I’d bring them into the studio. Maybe a chord structure and a meter, a few words as place holders. From there we’d throw everything at them before carving away at the quickly rendered layers. It was a constant and often pleasant surprise to go macro and realize each song had its own defined story and message. There’s a lot of hope and love in many of the cuts, which felt more exciting and dangerous than being blue or pointedly angry. A range of emotions, ideas and vulnerabilities found their place in what I believe is the best and most thorough collection of songs I’ve assembled. They’re not all my story directly, but cleanly express feelings I’ve had and dealt with, or not, in these last few years of my life.”
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