According to Boyd, “The story of the white-tailed eagle really resonated with me. Over the past couple of years, my work has focused on how the soundscapes of our natural environments are changing… it felt uplifting to hear about positive change and how [these] birds of prey had returned to the UK.”
In an attempt to capture the calls of the white-tailed eagles for the song, Alice Boyd visited the RSPB reserve site Pulborough Brooks, where she spent six hours recording ambient woodland sounds. These recordings were woven throughout the track, grounding her ballad to the birds in a natural context.
No stranger to advocating for the natural world, Boyd previously participated in the Sounds Right project featuring NATURE initiative alongside London Grammar, Brian Eno, Hozier, and MØ. She also served as Artist in Residence at the Eden Project, using biosonification to transform electric currents from plants into sound.