Meg Baird – Dont Weigh Down The Light

Don’t Weigh Down the Light is the third solo album by Meg Baird, released in 2015 through Drag City in the US and Wichita in the UK.

All the tracks are her original compositions, recorded between November and December 2014 in San Francisco. The production features fingerpicked guitar, organs, 12‑string guitar, and her voice moving between ethereal and strong tones. Themes of change, departure, and memory run through the record, especially in songs like “Past Houses”, “Leaving Song”, “Even the Walls Don’t Want You to Go”, and the title track “Don’t Weigh Down the Light”. It’s an atmospheric, intimate album that blends folk tradition with richer textures—ideal for listeners who favour songs that unfold slowly and with nuance.