i cannot wait for april. april, come now.

[vanitashaze]

As all you Tengephiles know - or, perhaps, might not - Vienna Teng is coming out with a new album sometime in April. Which, you know, is awesome. Even more awesome, though, is the fact that it was released early in Germany, and so I have managed to scrinch one of the songs from the internets, and I have listened to it, and it is beautiful.

Vienna Teng : WATERSHED

While you were building your empires, I was still sleeping. I was still sleeping.
While you were setting your woods afire, I was still dreaming. I was still dreaming.

Every time I listen to it, I think of Tia Dalma; Atlantis; sea women, sea creatures, the potential energy of the ocean. When I heard about Inland Territory, I was kind of nervous that it was going to be a break from that edge she has lately - think a whole albums' worth of "Harbor" - but obviously, I need not have worried. Because this isn't a break; this is growth. This is more, and I am so, so happy to be a fan of hers.

Comments

[springmornings.livejournal.com]

I think the whole album has leaked (I guess due to the early Germany release, which I wasn't aware of).

But Vienna Teng ♥.

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

I am aware of this in a sort of intellectual way - like, yes, this song had to come from somewhere - but I'm much too lazy to go actively looking for it, not to mention Vienna Teng is one of the few artists I feel really bad about cheating out of CD money. Plus, there's just something so... thrilling, about holding that CD in your hand, you know? It's why I prefer actual paper-and-ink books to ebooks, galleries to online catalogs. The feeling of artistry is so tangible.