Mouth Full of Glass is the debut album by Chicago singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Macie Stewart (She/They). Their story is one of finding solace and strength in solitude, where lush arrangements search for the meaning of self, both within and without partnership. Exploring loneliness, as well as the growth and beauty blooming from it, Macie’s inner meditations reassess their own relationships in a singular voice that could ring true to anyone.
“Life is a perpetual discovery of your own habits and perceptions,” Macie explains. “This record is about digging into and embracing those less favourable parts of yourself in order to shed them. The hope is always to find the most authentic self while honouring who you once were, and who you could be.”
Written during a period of solitude between long walks in the forest preserve by their home, noticing habitual patterns within the pages of their journal, and documenting their dreams, Macie’s experiences capture those which any one of us could feel. Inwardly forming but outwardly extending, their otherworldly observations command attention from where improvisation and composition meet. Just ask The Weather Station, Clare Rousay, or Japanese Breakfast, with whom she has toured as a multi-instrumentalist, or Iron & Wine after co-producing and performing on their EP of Laurie McKenna songs. As a string arranger, Macie draws upon years of performing classical, jazz, and Irish folk, since beginning their musical career aged 3 (as daughter of pianist Sami Scot, learning to talk was punctuated by becoming proficient on piano and violin) and she has even crafted unique arrangements for the band Whitney, SZA, V.V. Lightbody, and Knox Fortune among many others.
Sometimes the truth is hard to admit, especially when it comes to admitting it to yourself. But by reflecting hard truths through a transitional dream-like state, Macie Stewart’s Mouth Full of Glass is cut with immediate relatability; self-discovery from having been there before, and yet, capturing the sound of a brand-new start.
Mouth Full of Glass track list:
- Finally
- Garter Snake
- Mouthful of Glass
- Golden (For Mark)
- Where We Live
- What Will I Do
- Tone Pome
- Wash It Away
- Defeat (CD only)
- Maya, Please
To buy the digital version of this release, head to Bandcamp.
**Second Chance** Option: Minor cosmetic damage to the packaging / sleeve. The Vinyl is in mint condition.