Back to Ten

Nominated for “Best Local Recording” – 2015 San Diego Music Awards “Back to 10 (or back to 1 in numerology) is that full circle experience of life when one era is completed and another begins. The cover is a silhouette of my six-year-old niece and she’s releasing a white balloon to catch a butterfly. Growing up, whenever there was a death in the family (pets included), my Mom would bring home one white balloon and we’d all go outside, say some prayers and ask that their spirit be released as we let the balloon go. The butterfly is transformation. For me, this record symbolizes a dramatic shift that inspired change on all levels and a surrendering to the natural flow of life.” – Astra