Stella Donnelly returns with her third album Love and Fortune, her first release for Brace Yourself Records. Written after stepping away from years of relentless touring, the record reflects a period of pause and self-questioning that led Donnelly to reconnect with her music on new terms. Recorded in Naarm/Melbourne, its sense of place infuses songs that feel grounded yet expansive. The album traces endings and transformations — not just romantic breakups but the shedding of relationships, chapters, and old expectations. Donnelly describes the songs as persistent companions, surfacing at moments of doubt until they demanded to be written. What emerged is a stark, deliberate sound built around piano and guitar, revealing an artist at her most reflective. Love and Fortune captures Donnelly’s shift toward openness and clarity, marking her most assured and personal collection of songs to date. It’s an album about loss, yes, but even more about the quiet fortune of finding one’s way back home.
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