With their forthcoming album, Cellophane Memories, set for release on August 2nd via Sacred Bones Records, Chrystabell and David Lynch venture into the ether once more with their latest single, “The Answers to the Questions.”
This track, a true meditation in motion, sees Chrystabell’s velvety voice guiding listeners on a journey into the recesses of the subconscious. It serves as a hymn to the subliminal and the sublime, echoing the notion that the answers we seek are often embedded within the questions we ponder. The melodies gently meander through the mind, unlocking doors to both the familiar and the forgotten, inviting a pause for contemplation and perhaps, a semblance of peace.
Chrystabell reflects on the album, noting that it contains “many doors that are left open to wonder, wander and get turned around in. It’s like mood music,” she says, “not that it creates mood, but more that it reflects your own.”
Their music dances along the fringes of mystery and melody, encouraging listeners to explore the interplay between the known and the unknown. As you immerse yourself in “The Answers to the Questions,” imagine yourself on a nocturnal promenade, discovering beauty in the balance of opposites and perhaps unearthing some secrets of your own.
The accompanying lyric video features an animated David Lynch painting of a glowing factory floating against the night sky, its smokestack emitting puffs of smoke into the darkness, with windows occasionally flickering with fire. This imagery, a staple of Lynch’s creative psyche since the days before Eraserhead, harks back to his roots in animated paintings like The Alphabet. The pounding, muddled percussion evokes the eerie ambiance of a spectral factory operating through the night.
Lynch’s work often straddles the line between dreams and reality, blending the mundane with the mystical. Memories resurface, ideas drift by like clouds, and emotions erupt unexpectedly. What these “Answers” signify is entirely subjective. Yet, a suggestion lingers: experience this musical meditation with headphones, in the dark. Allow the sounds to envelop you, letting your thoughts wander freely. It’s a reminder that sometimes the answers lie in being present, embracing the ebb and flow of thoughts and emotions. And what wonderful company it is.
Watch the lyric video for “The Answers To The Questions” below
Chrystabell, a Texas-based polymath, is no stranger to Lynch enthusiasts. Known for her role as Agent Tammy Preston in Twin Peaks: The Return, she has collaborated with Lynch on several musical projects. Recently, she teamed up with Marc Collin of Nouvelle Vague to perform ambitious covers of The Cure as Strange As Angels, released the brilliant solo album Midnight Star in 2022, and created the short film Cosmic Crown in 2022.
The genesis of Cellophane Memories emerged from a vision Lynch had during a moonlit stroll through a forest. Amidst the shadows, a bright light transformed into Chrystabell’s lilting voice, whispering secrets from beyond. This whimsical interplay of light and dark, day and night, starlit skies, and shadowy woods forms the backbone of their collaboration.
Many tracks on Cellophane Memories are rooted in fairy tale forests, mountain peaks, swimming holes, crepuscular highways, and shadowy bedrooms. These are realms of solitude and romance, sublime settings where souls wander alone, seeking wayward lovers. They also capture fluid atmospheres filled with color, weather, and breath—blue and white skies, red roses, darkening thunderheads, swirling winds, and summer scents. These elements sweep the listener into the supernatural sensations of other worlds, reminding us that life’s true beauty lies in its fleeting, fantastical moments.
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