New album from Filiah

Vienna-based singer-songwriter Filiah writes deeply personal music that’s often written as a vehicle to understanding and making sense of complex feelings. With her lyrics, she tells her story in an authentic and sometimes blunt manner while still leaving space for interpretation and connection to the message.

Recently she’s been working on her most ambitious project yet. Over the last year she’s been working on her first concept album, called For Someone. Written, performed and produced entirely by the artist in her living room during lockdown in Austria, her new album is her most personal work to date.

Pouring her heart and soul into the album, she delivers a stunning and nostalgic collection of original compositions that feature her delicate and ethereal vocal work that sits above a modern indie folk arrangement that includes double bass and violin. Offering an incredibly intimate sound, her vulnerability shines through in her writing that captivates and hurts in equal measure.

Telling the story of the singer’s journey of pain, distorted perception and choosing herself after ending a toxic relationship, on For Someone, Filiah lays down the very best of her haunting yet engaging folk style. Commenting on the album, she offers, “I put all my heart in these songs. The whole process of making this album wasn’t to create something perfectly polished but hopefully something that resonates and makes the people who listen and might need to hear those words feel less alone.”

Adding, “Sometimes we feel more than we let on, probably out of fear of getting hurt or making ourselves too vulnerable. For me, there’s so much strength in exactly that vulnerability- and that’s what this album’s about.”

Listen to For Someone below