YVONNE LYON & BOO HEWERDINE Things Found In Books

With Things Found in Books, Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine invite us into a deeply intimate listening experience one born not of fiction, but of forgotten fragments of real lives. Inspired by the quiet poetry of lost items discovered in the pages of second-hand books, the album captures a delicate intersection between memory and music. It’s as though each song gently unearths a story that was waiting patiently to be heard, turning the mundane an old receipt, a scribbled note into something quietly profound. What emerges is not just a collection of tracks, but a curated emotional archive, lovingly translated into melody and verse.

The chemistry between Lyon and Hewerdine is effortless and magnetic. Their voices move in and out of harmony like two old friends finishing each other’s sentences sometimes playful, sometimes mournful, always sincere. The production is understated, allowing each lyric to land with full emotional weight. Acoustic guitar, soft piano, and subtle ambient textures wrap around the vocals like a warm cardigan worn in from years of comfort. You can almost feel the dust on the bookshelves, the sunlight filtering through the window of the tiny shop where these stories began.

Each song feels like a character study a life glimpsed through the smallest of clues. One moment you’re immersed in the longing of a love letter never sent, the next, you’re smiling at the absurd specificity of a forgotten shopping list. Yet, beneath the quiet charm lies a thread of universality: the aching beauty of transience, the strange nostalgia for lives we’ve never lived. Lyon’s lyrical precision and Hewerdine’s melodic intuition give these vignettes a weight that lingers, even after the final chord fades.

Ultimately, Things Found in Books is a meditation on connection how even the most fleeting traces of someone’s life can resonate across time and space. It’s an album that listens as much as it speaks, offering listeners room to reflect on their own hidden notes and discarded pages. In an era defined by speed and spectacle, this record is a gentle, grounding reminder of the stories tucked quietly into the corners of our lives. It doesn’t shout to be heard it whispers, and in doing so, speaks volumes.

Written by Patrick