The pivot on which the world turns

"Following just a year on from 'Invisible Music' and ranging across a variety of styles, each track on Paulusma's sixth studio album examines a different aspect that women play in life and, as she explains, "charts a development for me through all the roles I pivot on in a day, a week, a year, a decade" ... In many ways a love letter to love itself in its different forms and a reminder to not waste our time on unproductive anger and things that don't ultimately matter; this album is the work of a master songsmith".

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"This record is, quite simply, an immense heartbeat with an eternal pulse. Great folk music is always something like that ... This album oozes with classic early 70's British singer-songwriter magic. The first song, 'Snakeskin', is steeped with enigmatic lyrics, a simple acoustic guitar, a wondrous jazz-pulsed bass, and [a] voice that dances like a nice aerodynamic rollercoaster ride. But then, the RPM meter jumps several hurdles. 'Back Of Your Hand' rides a happy river current with a 'Free Man In Paris' vibe, a bounce house percussion and bass throb, and a folk joy that echoes the elation of (the great!) John Martyn's song 'Dancing' that is "rocking 'round the whole round town", but this time, from a woman's point of love's pursuit".

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