My new single ‘Luminary’ is out today! ššš
This is the last of three singles before the big moment on 30 September when the full album ‘The Pivot On Which the World Turns’ is released.
https://pollypaulusma.lnk.to/luminary
‘Pivot’ has been a decade in the making. I figured out that the only reason I make music is to be with you. I want to be with you in some small way at important times in your life, and to be able to give you a hug in those moments, the way songs have given me hugs at vital moments.
Example – ‘Stairway to Heaven’ playing from an upper window made possible my first kiss on a wall in Avignon (1990).
Example – Joni’s album ‘Blue’ translated for me the barbaric language of romantic pain into something more constructive (1997).
Example – ‘Blackbird’ continually makes tangible for me the evanescent beauty of life the way Keats’ poetry does (1980-2022).
I aspire to be there for you like that. I want to light up your life. I’m not saying I’ve succeeded yet; but I’m always trying, and it’s all that drives me.
I hope you enjoy this song!