WITCHWISH release new single “Althea” and music video shot on 16mm

What remains of love when it becomes legend? WITCHWISH seeks an answer with “Althea”, the new single released on all streaming apps, accompanied by two alternate instrumental versions: “Lumenveil” and “Emberfall”. Together, they form a sonic triptych — like fragments of a woodland dream, a forgotten tale, or a film shot on 16mm.

“Althea” is an alternative folk ballad with cinematic intimacy, blending early 2000s acoustic softness with the raw emotional depth of artists like Hozier, Aurora, and Oneheart. A warm, vulnerable text leads the way through a story of spiritual love — a devotion on the edge of memory and myth. The aesthetic draws on Bridgerton’s romanticism, reimagined through a darker, fantasy-inspired lens. The instrumental versions — Lumenveil (light) and Emberfall (embers) — act as emotional reflections: one brighter, one more shadowed, both looping like sacred chants.

Witchwish is the sound of a soul speaking through fantasy, nostalgia, and poetry. Born in late 2023 out of the ashes of a novel and a scream, the project is the solo outlet of Stefano Tarroni — singer of the band Gatecloser and author of “The Fall of God”, a fantasy book that laid the foundation for an entire narrative universe. The music blends acoustic textures with pop, folk, alt-rock, and ambient influences. Somewhere between Hozier’s poetry, Tim Burton’s oddity, and an emo heart that still believes in magic, like Aurora’s music.