“Despite everything, I am still here,” Sweeten says—referencing her ongoing battle with leukemia and her journey as a breast cancer survivor. The album title is rich with meaning: stillness as healing, as reflection, as shared silence with a soulmate.
From the tender strings of “Distant Clouds” to the soaring emotions of the title track “Still,” each composition is a testament to Sweeten’s mastery and vulnerability. Critics are already praising it as a career highlight, with JWVibe.com writing:
"Ann engages her classical training most powerfully as a visceral, ivory dancing response to hearing those oncoming “Whispers of Spring” (enhanced by Friesen and Russell-Tubbs) and intrigues us with exactly what she might mean by the phrase “Ebony Light” – a meditative gem with frequent bursts of shimmering notes, artfully textured by Bisharat’s sweeping violin and Russell Tubbs’ gorgeous alto flute." Read the full review at: https://www.jwvibe.com/single-post/ann-sweeten-still
