Gena Rose Bruce - Deep Is The Way (2023)

Deep Is the Way is the sophomore album from Australian singer-songwriter and horticulturalist Gena Rose Bruce. The album finds her working with long time collaborators and forging a new wildcard relationship. Through lockdown Bruce corresponded with the iconic songwriter Bill Callahan, their connection resulting in them writing two songs together: Foolishly In Love and the title track to the album, Deep Is The Way (which also features the two of them duetting). "Working with Bill was very poetic and brought a feeling of nostalgia. We have only ever had written correspondence, sending lyrics back and forth to each other, with sometimes weeks in between responses, just analysing lyrics, there was no small talk, just keeping it about what's important - the music."

Bruce's 2018 debut album was much praised and resulted in her being invited to play SXSW and a UK tour was planned. Then there was COVID. In the absence of touring, she has relished nature's therapeutic qualities, through her newfound love of gardening, which she's now studying.

Tracklist

01. Gena Rose Bruce - Future
02. Gena Rose Bruce - Destroy Myself
03. Gena Rose Bruce - Foolishly In Love
04. Gena Rose Bruce - Harsh Light
05. Gena Rose Bruce - Misery And Misfortune
06. Gena Rose Bruce - Deep Is The Way (feat. Bill Callahan)
07. Gena Rose Bruce - Morning Stars
08. Gena Rose Bruce - I'd Rather Be A Dreamer
09. Gena Rose Bruce - Love
10. Gena Rose Bruce - I'm Not Made To Love Only You
11. Gena Rose Bruce - Captive