There is a world in which Art Of The Unseen Infinity Machine doesn’t exist. Near the end of writing material for her fifth record, indie-folk songwriter Allegra Krieger barely survived a fire in her NYC fifth-floor apartment caused by a lithium battery explosion on the first floor’s e-bike shop. The remaining sessions for Infinity Machine sped by, not hurried so much as completed with a recognition of life’s exigencies.
Throughout the album’s 13 tracks, Krieger wrestles with themes of life and death; fate and absolution; infinity and transience. It’s headier than it lets on, as breezy acoustic guitars and Krieger’s buoyant timbre carry the music forward and impart a levity to otherwise heavy subject matter. This balance underlines the artistic strengths of Krieger, someone who is able to convey difficult truths through her own lived experiences.
Following the record’s release last month, Krieger sat down with Uproxx to talk about Elliott Smith, The Chicks, the lameness of AI, and more in our latest Q&A.
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