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Crosscurrents

Songwriter Carly Bond Transforms Ancestral Trauma Into Odes

Courtesy of Carly Bond

Carly Bond is a songwriter and guitar player. Her band, Meernaa, released their first full-length record this summer titled Heart Hunger. She began writing songs for it after she discovered a family secret. Through processing her family’s history, she’s crafted a synth-driven, dreamy landscape.

"I found out that my great-great-grandmother was a poet. And I found her book for sale on the internet. And I bought it. It was this really strange purchase"

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