You can use several different metrics to measure the passage of time, but for many songwriters, their releases serve as important snapshots of when they were written.
On its debut album, the seed becomes exposed, Fort Collins folk quartet autumnal tackles the cycles of life in growth and rebirth, the passage of time and the relationships that bring us from point A to point B. The band will celebrate the release with a show at the Neighbor on Sunday, September 28.
Fronted by vocalists, songwriters and childhood best friends Annalee Knies (guitar) and Geneva Hein (synthesizer), autumnal has been on a steady upward trajectory throughout this year. The two are joined by bassist Justice Murray and drummer Nina Dorighi on the ten-track, folk-rock album. Throughout the seed becomes exposed, autumnal dips in and out of vulnerable stories about navigating young-adult life, crashing cars and losing those you love, all housed in a cozy, electrified folk sound…