Photo by Tiffany Tomkinson
SEATTLE, WA — Above the Water, the debut album from indie rock/folk band Her Mountain Majesty, is now available on all streaming platforms. With echoes of Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Brandi Carlile, the record delivers a fierce, emotionally charged soundscape rooted in lyrical honesty and soul-stirring grit.
Written and fronted by singer-songwriter Andi Lee Scher, Above the Water is an unflinching portrait of grief, healing, and personal rebirth. Recorded live over just four days at Bear Creek Studio, the album pulses with raw urgency—capturing the energy of a band in perfect sync. From the aching vulnerability of breakout track “Too Hard to Love” to the triumphant closer “Bread,” the album chronicles a journey through the wreckage of an emotionally abusive relationship toward a hard-won sense of self. Along the way, listeners encounter confessional anthems like “Above the Water” and “You Can’t Save Me (Church),” songs that don’t just seek resolution—they wrestle, unravel, and rise.
“Above the Water is a celebration of resilience, healing, and a renewed commitment to self after wading through the messiest part of my life,” says Scher. “Many of these songs were written in the middle of the healing process and feel like they revealed themselves to me to tell me what I needed to hear in moments of deep grief, heartache, and uncertainty. Despite its dark undertones, this album serves as a reclamation of self, a rebuilding of life, and a return to the thing I love most – music. As I sing in ‘Made Up My Mind,’ ‘I have weathered all these storms, and by god, I’m gonna sing these songs.’”
With its blend of rock catharsis and folk intimacy, Above the Water doesn’t promise neat conclusions—but it offers light in the darkness and strength in the uncertainty. It’s for anyone wading through the messy middle, just trying to stay afloat.
Her Mountain Majesty features Andi Lee Scher on vocals and rhythm guitar, Jerett Samples on electric guitar, Katrina Burrows on keys, violin, and vocals, Greg Olson on bass, and Doug Indrick on drums with additional performances on Above the Water by Mara Rafferty on cello and Erika Lundahl and Sarah Brunner on vocals. The album was recorded at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, WA, engineered by Taylor James Carroll, mixed by David Salonen, and mastered by Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering.
There’s a wilderness at the heart of Her Mountain Majesty. This genre-bending Pacific Northwest band merges the stormy soul of Southern rock with the intimate storytelling of folk revival that is as emotionally charged as it is sonically expansive. Reflecting the natural tension in life, the music ebbs and flows between different landscapes, between heartache and hope, between the bustling city life and the quiet solitude of the forest. If Janis Joplin, Brandi Carlile, and Florence Welch had a sonic granddaughter who read Mary Oliver, journaled under cedar trees, and formed a rock band, Her Mountain Majesty would be it.
Website: www.hermountainmajesty.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermountainmajesty/
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Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hermountainmajesty
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5OkoDQBnzLfddGZoyjXYDY?si=6JCjdlJURViL9Gzf235g7g
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/her-mountain-majesty/1556174243
Bandcamp: https://hermountainmajesty.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hermountainmajesty
