Ibn Sirin Book

[Mette Florida]

And this is a potent album lyrically. The sirin is a mythical creature with the head of a woman and the body of a bird, thus the cover art (which is stunning). What I find interesting about this creature is that it was thought to be a bad luck, like a harbinger of death and tragedy, yet it also mourns and weeps for humanity and the terrible things that befall them. That describes this album very well. Marjana, through beautiful songs and passionate poetry, mourns over the violence and hate and death she sees in the world today, especially the Russian invasion of Ukraine, of which she has been an extremely vocal opponent. And like the detailed cover art with its golden flourishes, this album is full of melancholy darkness, but brushstrokes of light and golden melody bring it to life in astounding ways.