Hymnal (Lyra Pramuk album)

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Hymnal
Lyra Pramuk - Hymnal.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 June 2025 (2025-06-13)
Length55:39
Label
  • 7K!
  • Pop.soil
Lyra Pramuk chronology
Delta
(2021)
Hymnal
(2025)
Singles from Hymnal
  1. "Rewild"
    Released: 26 March 2025

Hymnal is the second studio album by Berlin-based composer Lyra Pramuk. It was released on 13 June 2025 via 7K! and Pramuk's Pop.soil, in LP, CD and digital formats. [1]

Contents

Background

The album, incorporating elements of techno, ambient, neo-classical, European folk, and experimental music, [1] was preceded by Pramuk's 2020 debut project, Fountain, and a remix version of the album a year later titled Delta. [2] [3] "Rewild" was released as the first single on 26 March 2025. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [6]
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Stephen Dalton of Uncut noted, "Tracing connections between music as sacred ritual, interplanetary consciousness and her own trans identity, Berlin-based composer Pramuk delivers an ambitious symphonic fusion of audioscapes, poetic lyrics and prayer-like incantations on Hymnal," rating it seven out of ten. [7]

Mojo rated the album four stars, stating, "Hymnal flows like diaphanous silk, the Berlin-based artist's otherworldly vocals stitching a sensuous golden thread throughout." [1] DJ Mag stated about the album, "On Hymnal, Pramuk's music feels like something alive, searching and multiplying, a work of the future inspired by our slimy path to the present." [8]

It received a rating of 8.0 from Pitchfork , whose reviewer Daniel Felsenthal described it as "a truly existential record, but not because it ponders the trials and conundrums of individuals—that would be philosophically old-school, an inhibiting vestige of the 20th Century." [6] Resident Advisor 's Vrinda Jagota opined, "Conversely, so much of Hymnal is grating and unexpected. It's less a solitary acceptance of self than a journey into the unknown worlds that surround you, and an effort to see yourself in that mystery." [9]

Writing for the Quietus , Antonio Poscic remarked, "Considering the path that we're on, it might be too late for Hymnal to reconnect us with the Earth and nature, but it might yet serve as a blueprint if we ever get to rebuild." [10] The Guardian wrote in its review, "Here, Pramuk's post-classical techniques sound both timeless and prescient, and her vision for the universe feels truly welcoming, rather than alienating," assigning the album a rating of three stars. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lyra Pramuk.

Hymnal track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rewild"4:31
2."Unchosen"4:14
3."Render"2:16
4."Incense"1:53
5."Oracle"2:49
6."Babel"2:47
7."Meridian"4:46
8."Gravity"4:12
9."Swallow"3:47
10."Umbra"3:16
11."Crimson"2:49
12."Reality"2:17
13."Solace"4:32
14."Ending"5:30
Total length:55:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lyra Pramuk – Hymnal review". Mojo . No. 381. August 2025. p. 86. ISSN   1351-0193.
  2. Simpson, Paul. "Lyra Pramuk Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. Cetin, Marissa (27 March 2025). "Lyra Pramuk announces new album, Hymnal, shares 'Rewild': Listen". DJ Mag . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. Monroe, Jazz (26 March 2025). "Lyra Pramuk Announces New Album Hymnal, Shares Song". Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Hawthorne, Katie (13 June 2025). "Lyra Pramuk: Hymnal review – slime-toting composer's dazzling and difficult devotional music". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 Felsenthal, Daniel (13 June 2025). "Lyra Pramuk: Hymnal". Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 Dalton, Stephen (August 2025). "Lyra Pramuk – Hymnal review". Uncut . No. 353. p. 37. ISSN   1368-0722.
  8. Cheves, Olivia (13 June 2025). "Lyra Pramuk – Hymnal". DJ Mag . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. Jagota, Vrinda (19 June 2025). "Lyra Pramuk – Hymnal". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. Barry, Robert (17 June 2025). "Lyra Pramuk – Hymnal". The Quietus . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  11. "Hymnal | Lyra Pramuk". Bandcamp . Retrieved 24 July 2025.