Bonus Episode: St. Lucia Return!

Photo by Xander Ferreira

I don’t think it’d be a stretch to say that ambition can usually be associated with a lot of tropes. The tortured artist laboring over their craft & resigning themselves to perpetually chasing greatness at the expense of everything (no, this isn’t a review of Marty Supreme, but I did love that movie). But what happens when an artist is able to take ambition and view it through a different lens? Even a healthier lens?

That’s been the case with my old friends of the band St. Lucia, with that healthy ambition being evident across their recently released Fata Morgana double-album. Broken up into two halves (Dawn and Dusk) the album is a soaring triumph, with massive swings musically that feel reminiscent of ABBA, Paul Simon, and Brazilian folk music. My favourite part about this project is how it very much feels alive, a high-quality collection of songs that don’t feel marred by perfectionism, which I can say is a new space for St. Lucia to be operating in. To learn more about this album and the way it expanded the band's life, I got to catch up with Jean and Patti at their home in Brooklyn to learn all about the transformative experience of bringing this music to life.

After you hear the episode, be sure to check out St. Lucia’s track Falling Asleep on the official New Exchange Playlist. Also, be sure to follow St. Lucia on Bandcamp and Instagram.