Walls, Boxes, & Jars featuring the popular songs "Tidal Wave Goodbye" and "Ligeia", was the debut album of singer and pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 Raven Oak

Raven Oak

Raven Oak is an American singer, pianist and songwriter, whose works deal with the survival side of life. As a survivor of both abuse and an attempted rape, Raven Oak strove to free herself from the confines of the silence often present in victims of abuse and rape.She grew up in many places...

. Written while facing the constraints of college

College

A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...

 music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 classes, this album explores the depths of the categories, labels, and boxes society often forces upon survivors. This album helped pave the way for Raven Oak, a survivor of rape

Rape

Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...

 and abuse

Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or molester...

, to freely express herself, no longer a silent victim.

From gentle mourning, to fire filled anger, this album truly shows the complex range of emotion

Emotion

Emotion is a complex psychophysiological experience of an individual's state of mind as interacting with biochemical and environmental influences. In humans, emotion fundamentally involves "physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience." Emotion is associated with mood,...

s available through means of a piano. One track, "MZB", was written just after author Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...

 (of The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon is a 1983 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which she relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters.-Plot introduction:...

) died as a tribute to her works.

This album also donates to RAINN

RAINN

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is an American anti-sexual assault organization, the largest in the United States. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims, and to ensure that rapists are brought to justice.RAINN...

, the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network.

Track listing

1. "One"
2. "Ostinato"
3. "To J."
4. "Ligeia"
5. "Home"
6. "MZB"
7. "Love"
8. "Regrets"
9. "Tidal Wave Goodbye"