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Eartheater – Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

Eartheater - Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message

Eartheater - Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message
4.3

Rating

 4.3/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • Very strong atmosphere and arrangements
  • Nice, characteristic synth-pop sound

Flyctory.com Cons

  • Here and there very demanding

My Wednesday morning music posting typically features a preview of an album which is going to be released the following Friday. However, summer vacation season 2026 is approaching and the volume of albums I do receive beforehand is getting really sparse. Thus, I decided to go for the review of the album Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message by Eartheater. Fans already had the opportunity listening to it since one day – it has originally been released on 14th July 2026.

 

Eartheater – About The Artist

Eartheater als the alter ego of singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Alexandra Drewchin. The US-American was born on 16th March 1989. Her music is a blend of different genres and ranges from electronic experimental music to industrial pop with psychedelic influences. In 2015, she released her debut album Metalepsis. Her 2026 album is already the sixth studio album overall. She is also having a few tour appearances in Europe this year.

 

Eartheater – Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message – Track by Track

The eleven song album lasts 41 minutes.

1. Eyes of a Dove

The album opens with Eyes of a Dove. Eartheater presents a very atmospheric track. You almost feel how you are flying with the dove in the sky. There is even a brief cooing. The song feels light, easy, fine. A really well written one.

2. Paradise Rains

Paradise Rains is one of three songs which have been released before the album. Similar to the opener, you like the composition, you enjoy gliding gently into the story, the atmosphere. Thereby, this song has a rather thoughtful and melancholic touch. Some vocal elements remind of native people’s music. Thus, the US American artist feels to create a perfect balance between the song’s topic and the melodic arrangement around it.

3. Practical Amnesia

After a rather monotonous beginning of Practical Amnesia, the song is driven by the high vocals of Alexandra Drewchin. The song has a nice ease, the rhythm also creates a certain groove and leads to a comparably easy, nicely flowing song.

4. Crown Jewel

Catch light like a crown jewel
Stand tall like Grace Jones
Knuckles wrapped like fox gloves
Put your spikes on like a rose
Just know that you were born
Out of a song
The earth’s been working up to you
Since the beginning of time

No comment about the title – it is about the real jewels indeed. The song reminds me of 1990’s synth pop acts, but also feels more modern, especially on the vocal side. The instrumental part is rather a plushy sound bedding. The focus is on the vocals by the pop lady. She is doing very well in that regard.

5. Wasp In The Fig

Despite the song’s title describes a rather clearly defined scenario, the song presents a wide, open sound. It feels like it takes you into a wide open space, there is a lot of reverb, different themes and elements. Even though the song might feel chaotic, psychedelic, and very mental initially – Eartheater manages to put all this into a 3:42 minutes song, which does feel rather compact and fluent.

6. Glowing Guts

With just 2:05 minutes, Glowing Guts is clearly the shortest song of the album. The style feels nervous, hectic, the backing sounds remind of a telegram transmission. You simply have to listen to it, even though this song works with a lot of repetitions.

7. Hers Before Hers

After this intense experience, the lounge music alike intro to Hers Before Hers seems to give you a nice cool-down. However, the song finally does have some similarities to the track before. However, it is not as fast, not that intense. Or simply a more friendly piece of Eartheater’s music.

8. Don’t Look Back

The eighth track starts with a choir-alike section, which  does not have any additional instrumental support. However, once the instruments are joining in the song does change its character. It has quite a lot of energy, even feels a bit of angry. Finally, the finale is softer again, which is majorly driven by string instruments.

9. Favorite

Almost lasting five minutes, Favorite is one of the longest songs of the album. The song develops to a rather straight synth pop song with a slightly nostalgic touch. It does not change its style and themes as much as other songs of the album do. Despite that, the song does not feel monotonous.

10. Fast Asleep

Limited backing sounds, a clear focus on the high, fragile voice of the US American artist, not a that wide range of notes – this is Fast Asleep. Regardless of its duration of almost three minutes, especially the first part of the tenth song on Heavenly Body: … rather feels like a interlude track. The last bit of the listen is a bit more virtuous.

11. Nova

Nova has been the first track released from this album. Now it is taking the role of the gentle fade-out out of this musical trip with Eartheater. The song is not overwhelmingly agile, but that leads to an almost meditative six minute listen. This feels like a perfect way to close the 2026 major storybook of the artist

 

Eartheater – Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message – Spotify

Here is the album on Spotify:

 

Eartheater – Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message – My View

Already the first song Eyes of a Dove – which finally turns out being my favorite – sucks you into this record with an amazingly catching atmosphere. With Heavenly Body: If I’m The Bottle You’re The Message – My View, Eartheater showcases that she is amazing in that skill. Here and there, the album feels a bit demanding. You have to listen, you have to allow her to take you into her musical spheres. If you take that route, it is beautifully arranged and written music.

Favorite Song: Eyes of a Dove

 

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