Chamomile Wheatley of Marble Berry Seeds stopped by Live and Local this week, following the release of the new album “Matilda Near the Light.”
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Her first album in four years, “Matilda” eschews elaborate production to showcase Wheatley’s unique voice and evocative lyrics. “It was me in my bedroom,” she says, “using whatever tools were at my disposal.” Opening track “Nightfly in the Alien Sunrise” has been a favorite on 97.9 The Hill, with lyrics that subtly hint at a pop culture icon: “I kind of think about xenomorphs,” Wheatley told us, “emerging into the shock of light of the world.”
The band’s name has a fun origin story as well. “Marble berries are the (world’s) brightest, most intense naturally-occurring object,” Wheatley says. “And I thought there was something poetic about (their) seeds – which ostensibly look like any other seeds” but are secretly capable of producing incredibly vivid beauty.
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Marble Berry Seeds’ next local show is Saturday, May 11, at Slugfest in Willow Spring.
Chamomile Wheatley stopped by Live & Local to discuss the album and play three songs: “Matilda Near the Light,” “Nightfly in the Alien Sunrise,” and “Bloom Loss.” Listen:
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