Mahuna's "Forever Is Mine" charts a soulful journey through time and place

Berlin-based songwriter Mahuna unveils the painfully intimate debut record, "Forever Is Mine." Released on all streaming platforms and limited-edition vinyl, the 10-track, 35-minute collection is a deeply personal artistic arrival, one that Borns took great care in shaping, drawing on memory and recording live to retain the raw emotional weight. "Forever Is Mine" is the sound of an artist who has taken his time, who has let life shape the work before even asking it to be shared.

Mahuna bares his soul through songs that span time and continents, from the frostbitten echoes of Berlin winters to the windswept hills of Monaghan and the sunrise over Kinsale Bay. “Shimmering Light,” the album’s first single, establishes a viscerally realized mood: fingerpicked guitar swathed in reverb, lyrics steeped in the past, and an environment of open invitation to stillness. Tethered in nature and family, the song serves as a reminder of Mahuna’s gift for making quiet moments beautiful.

As Mahuna calls it, "Forever Is Mine" is a sonic memoir, and it doesn’t simply reflect the past but resides, breathes, and speaks from it. Songs like “The Road I Have Wandered” and “Where the Dark River Meets the Sea” are emotional pillars that are gorgeously understated, rich in atmosphere, and driven by a voice that sounds weathered and wise, yet they also aren’t in any rush. If you’re a fan of Nick Drake, Glen Hansard, Damien Jurado, or Sufjan Stevens, you’ll feel right at home in Mahuna’s world, where restraint is power and each lyric is hand-carved from some lived truth.