With "Abundance", Phoebe Dubar - known to the world as IKSRE (I Keep Seeing Rainbows Everywhere) - weaves a tapestry of sound that feels both expansive and deeply personal. Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Dubar is more than a musician; she is a sound alchemist, a healer, a conjurer of dreamscapes. Her work melds lush strings, field recordings, ambient drones, and binaural beats into compositions that feel like invitations to a meditative reverie. On this album, she takes us on a journey, painting vast Australian landscapes and moments of inner clarity in vivid strokes of sound.

"Abundance" is music for those who want to close their eyes and be somewhere else, somewhere both earthy and otherworldly. It opens with "Intention", a brief prelude that feels like a quiet inhalation before the plunge into the heart of the album. Here, Dubar sets a tone of mindfulness and presence, grounding listeners in a space that feels nurturing yet charged with potential. As "Dawn in a Foreign City" unfolds, we are transported - synths glide across a misty horizon, and soft percussive elements emerge like footsteps echoing down a quiet, dew-laden street. It’s atmospheric yet tactile, as though Dubar has bottled the feeling of waking up somewhere unknown but strangely comforting.

With "Heartburst" and "Ripples", IKSRE’s signature style shines: sweeping strings intermingle with ambient drones and her ethereal vocals, enveloping us in a warmth that feels like watching light shift across water. There’s a tangible sense of space and movement here, an ebb and flow that mimics nature’s rhythms. Dubar, who also facilitates sound baths, knows how to guide listeners through these sonic landscapes; she crafts each piece with an almost medicinal quality, her soundscapes offering a balm for modern-day anxieties.

Her work as a sound healer infuses this album not just with beauty but with a purpose: "We Are Soaring" is a track that feels like an ascent, buoyed by vocal layers and binaural beats that subtly tune the mind to a higher plane. It’s a modern anthem for transcendence, a glimpse of the sublime, suggesting that even amidst our chaotic lives, we can find pockets of grace and clarity.

And yet, Dubar’s vision is not without a touch of irony. Naming the album "Abundance" - a word that in many contexts connotes consumption, accumulation - she invites us to embrace a different kind of fullness. This is abundance in the sense of being filled with presence, with small, perfect moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. "Cool Change" and "Tail Lights" close out the album with a sense of twilight introspection, grounding us in the gentle cadences of dusk, of endings that feel like promises of new beginnings.

IKSRE’s music doesn’t shout; it whispers. It invites, rather than commands. And in a world that’s often overwhelming, this feels like a rare and precious gift. With "Abundance", Phoebe Dubar reminds us that there is beauty in stillness, in simplicity, in the natural world. This is not just an album; it’s an experience, a sonic sanctuary that captures the essence of healing in a way that is both humble and profound. So go ahead, let the sounds wash over you, and see if you too start seeing rainbows everywhere.