Domini Forster leads you through the dusk-lit corridors of her intricate song-stories, each scene intimate and lovelorn as tea-stained lace. The Naarm-based songwriter recently came to national attention for her acclaimed duo collaboration with ARIA Award-winning artist Lior, and has now just released her second solo album The Lonely. The album is already turning heads, with the second single shortlisted for the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition and described by ABC’s David Astle as “a mesmerising, ethereal piece of music”.
Domini Forster’s Top 5 favourite folk albums of all time
Oh man, G.O.A.T questions are always way too much pressure! But I’ll give you 5 of my favourites:
- Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens: a profoundly personal work of songwriting that is also intricately and masterfully orchestrated.
- Once I Was An Eagle by Laura Marling: a darkly beautiful, ambitious concept album in which some songs continue on into one another like an extended hymn, or key lyrics are reprised later with new and poignant framing.
- Graceland by Paul Simon: another ambitious undertaking, blending American folk with South African mbaqanga music, and a masterclass in joyful songwriting. It also contains one of my favourite lyrics of all time: “Losing love is like a window in your heart / Everybody sees you’re blown apart / Everybody feels the wind blow”.
- Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell: a ‘folk opera’ recounting the Greek Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. This has recently been turned into a fantastic Broadway musical, but the original album starring Bon Iver and Ani DiFranco is a cult classic for good reason.
5. songs by Adrianne Lenker: an intimate, minimally produced album that showcases Adrianne’s once-in-a-generation lyrical ability and creativity.
Listen to Domini Forster new album THE LONELY here