Alabaster DePlume

𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙚𝙋𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙚’𝙨 “𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙 – 𝙂𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙄𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙊𝙛 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚” 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤 — 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙭𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜.

Framed in the loose, collaborative warmth of the Total Refreshment Centre sessions, the record moves with a tender, unhurried flow — spoken wisdom folded into drifting sax lines, soft rhythmic vignettes, small ensembles breathing in unison. DePlume’s voice feels half-incantation, half-comfort, carried by arrangements that blend jazz looseness with folk clarity and a quietly devotional tone.

Across its movements, “Gold” shines not through grand gestures but through vulnerability: melodies that feel handwritten, imperfections left in place, and performances shaped by trust rather than virtuosity. It’s a document of community as method — a gentle radicalism where love, patience and shared presence become musical form.

One of International Anthem’s most life-affirming releases, “Gold” endures as a soft-spoken beacon: intimate, searching and full of human warmth, a reminder that courage can sound like kindness.