On her forthcoming LP, Bird Language, Lithuania-born, New York-based vocalist/composer Simona Smirnova forgoes the fictional narrative elements that characterized her previous releases, instead crafting a sonic portrait of the artist and the world that has shaped her.

Although Bird Language is a more personal record than Smirnova’s previous LPs — 2017’s A Hunger Artist, and 2020’s Joan of Arc, for String Quartet — the new album doesn’t rely on purely confessional songwriting. Rather, it explores Smirnova’s relationship to the natural world, nature’s relationship with humanity, and humanity’s relationship with one another.

Smirnova’s new single “Volcano Dreams” — due for release Friday — channels groundbreaking artists like Björk and Joanna Newsom while exploring the ways that humans are connected through the physical land beneath our feet.

“Just like tectonic plates, people might be sometimes very close to each other but constantly shifting,” Smirnova said. “When plates collide, they form explosive volcanoes, and I always saw that as a good representation of people’s relationships to one another.”

Today, the Big Takeover exclusively premieres the “Volcano Dreams” video:

Bird Language hits stores April 8.

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