Goodbye Lullabies by Meret Siebenhaar

The album «Goodbye Lullabies» is an invitation to face the inevitable topic of death. Where words often fail, music begins: it makes the incomprehensible tangible, offers comfort in powerlessness and brings light into spaces filled with grief and overwhelm. They are songs about death and about living on after the loss of a loved one.

The catalyst for the music on Meret Siebenhaar’s second album was her brother’s suicide. Writing the songs gave her strength and hope. The music contributes to breaking the taboo around suicide by speaking about what is often left unsaid, and by opening a space for pain, remembrance, and trust.

Between fragile piano lines, floating viola, carefully placed electric guitar and subtle electronic textures, a soundscape emerges that feels both vulnerable and comforting. It was created in collaboration with Nora Vetter (viola) and Klara Germanier (electric guitar, bass). The direct, unvarnished lyrics stand between these sounds, sometimes in Swiss German, sometimes in English. The music is minimalistic, intimate, and experimental, blending song structures with atmospheric textures that lead deep into inner landscapes. The eight pieces were recorded by Mario Bruderhofer (To Athena, Nik Bärtsch) at Siebenhaar’s studio in Emmenbrücke.

Siebenhaar’s second album is not a loud statement, but a carefully crafted world that invites you to pause: those who listen closely will discover its details. Those who let go will find space for their own thoughts and emotions. Meret Siebenhaar creates music that allows for a new perspective on the most vulnerable corners within ourselves.

Lucerne-based musician Meret Siebenhaar creates music that is both intimate and experimental. Using prepared piano, synthesizer and voice, she spans a range from free improvisation and minimalism to songs. The result is a sonic landscape between radical openness and subtle beauty, revealing that fragility and strength are two sides of the same coin.

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