Alena Spanger: Fire Escape
The startlingly accomplished solo debut from the art-pop singer-songwriter is a world of birdsong, whistles, hums, and silence, anchored by her magnetic voice.
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The startlingly accomplished solo debut from the art-pop singer-songwriter is a world of birdsong, whistles, hums, and silence, anchored by her magnetic voice.
Ahead of her solo album Fire Escape, Alena Spanger has gotten us excited for its release with singles like Agios and All That I Wanted.
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