"Night CRIU" is a ceremony of light and shadow, an album that rebels against oppressive monoculture while simultaneously reclaiming and mourning lost innocence. Woods' sonic palette is both dynamic and vulnerable, striving to integrate lost and fragmented pieces of the whole. Detached sonic threads evoke the cracks, edges, forgotten possibilities, and multifaceted, dormant personalities that surface at night, waiting to be rediscovered and integrated in the daylight. Inspired and fueled by many things, including the revival of indigenous languages, personal experiences with parades and processions, early Irish music, the joy of Northern Soul dancing, aspects of Czech and early Italian cinema, the immediacy of sound, and the rebellion of a contemporary collective that makes its voice heard and its commitment to humanity in the face of tyranny and oppression. Night CRIU was recorded between 2023 and January 2025 on the west coast of Ireland, in Dublin, London, and partly in Latvia. These songs for vocals, brass, strings, electronics, field recordings, textures, synthesizer, and piano were selected from many early home recordings, which Woods juxtaposed as mirror images. Night CRIU was written and produced by Hilary Woods, mixed by Dean Hurley, with additional production by Dean Hurley and Oliver Turvey, mastered by Brian Lucey, and features contributions from Hannah Fallon, Hangleton Brass Band, Gabriel Ferrandini, and Ajo Gonsenica. “Each record is a life buoy, a snapshot, a marker in the sand, a deadline I have to meet,” says Woods. “A raft that is simultaneously cathartic, seaworthy, and playful—recording is a way of being.” Tracklisting 1 Voice 2 Faults 3 Endgames 4 Brightly 5 Taper 6 Offerings 7 Shelter New product