Stella Donnelly - Flood

Stella Donnelly’s “Flood” is magic captured and preserved in a 3 minute and 43 second time capsule. What constitutes “magic,” might you ask? It’s all about that threshold. Let’s provide an example via Exhibit #1: Sylvan Esso’s “Your Reality.” Beautiful tune, and one that teases magic, but doesn’t quite cross that all-too elusive threshold. A threshold that continues to rise in tandem with our growing tolerance. So, when a tune like Stella Donnelly’s “Flood” comes along, you’ve got to take a moment to thank your lucky stars that your brief existence on this Earth just so happened to correspond with its release. This dreamy masterwork incites similar feelings to some of Belle and Sebastian or Jens Lekman’s spoken word classics - all before transitioning into a dreampop refrain that’s uniquely Donnelly’s. She’s coming off the release of her brand new Flood LP - and you can use the title track as a solid indicator of where it’s faring on our top records of the year list. Check out the music video for “Flood” - another one of our personal favorites on the year - below.