1000 copies pressed on Black vinyl & DL card. First time on vinyl for 10 years .Thepoems of iconic 19th century American writer Emily Dickinson crafted into the esoteric sounds of Josephine Foster. Originally released in 2009, this highly collectable record is now back on vinyl for the first time in over a decade.

A pandemic Record Store Day feels like the perfect time for the comfort of Josephine Foster’s ‘Graphic as a Star’. It’s an album that understands isolation. The lyrics come from Emily Dickinson’s evocative poems which are often about, and written in, solitude. The poems were a source of comfort and inspiration to Foster when she herself was writing the album in isolation in Spain. A cappella singing on ‘Wild Nights - Wild Nights!’ and birdsong on ‘What Shall I Do - It Whimpers So -’ is a reminder of how we become more attuned to sound when alone. With Josephine Foster’s uniquely stirring vocals, harmonica playing that Dylan would be proud of, and words from Dickinson, you’ll never be lonely.

By Martha