It was as if I was writing exactly from my heart.”Īnd boy, does it show. While writing The Way Back Home, I knew exactly what to say without thinking about it. For me the image of what I thought I was, and then watching that person die by the hand of truth. Her transformation from pain to happiness is meticulously documented – as Aisha admits: “I feel like we live two lives at once. The Way Back Home has clearly been a labour of love for Aisha. And it’s all done through the medium of lush, atmospheric soundscapes, folky interludes and thoughtful lyrics all expressed in Aisha’s trademark whispered, intimate vocal. Aisha has now settled in her house outside Orlando, Florida with her partner and her twin toddlers and The Way Back Home is a collection of songs that, in turn, allow her to reconcile her past whilst reflecting on the happiness of her new life and offering encouragement to anyone still travelling the road she took. A couple of self-released EPs helped her on her way, culminating in 2018 with her debut album, Pendulum, a piece of work which catalogued her upbringing. Aisha Badru gives up happy and atmospheric songs of contentment on The Way Back Home her new EP.Īisha Badru has had a troubled life, but, happily, things are a lot better for her now, and, with her new EP, The Way Back Home, Aisha celebrates her new-found stability and, in the process, gives us all a dose of reassurance.Ī native of Yonkers, New York, Aisha endured an underprivileged childhood and sought, via writing, literature and music, a route to something better.
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