Erica Freas - Salish Sea Orcas

Erica Freas is best known in the music world for her part in American punk rock band RVIVR but that could soon change as she released a brand new album of solo material that has been in the works for years on Friday. The album, titled Young features 11 tracks that share a common theme – they are all deeply personal and they were all written for friends during moments of change and transition.

On Bandcamp, Erica says ‘We’re so caught up in this moment with all the real pressures and challenges that mark our lives right now; this all-consuming moment. With these songs, I was thinking about what world we’re welcoming the next generation into and, similarly, how we approach our own futures and histories as we grow. These songs are about being alive, whether we’re new to it or have been around awhile.’

I have gone with Salish Sea Orcas which is probably the single song that stood out to me the most on my first listen though. With slightly faster paced acoustic guitar picking to start and louder – relatively speaking – and firm vocals, I’m immediately hooked into this song that, on face value, seems to be about the sea. The lines ‘And how much can we love something that we don’t hear, Deep under water the whales are clear, When they talk to their families, They whistle their songs, And we’re singing along’ followed by actual whale song is just wonderful. I love this song.