ALBUM REVIEW: ARI “KENSHO”
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“Put on your oxygen mask; before you reincarnation; but you know the beauty of the ride; always tops the destination.” Ari - “Kensho”
Like a long drive alone into the depth of life and scenery, Ari takes you on a journey through various shades of lights, tastes, colors, and emotions. Melancholy harmonies always glimmering the gloomy light that warms the cold-colored surroundings, Ari’s mellow, dreamful voice drifts to the introspective thoughts and feelings that hit you unexpectedly.
Ari’s lyricism is something you can really read into. Kensho is a collection of 10 tracks of fascinating short poems that connects unique impressions with a reflection on life. In “Parades,” there’s a line that said, “the keyword is courage, in a thousand forms of fear.” In “By the Sea,” he wrote, “a footnote in your story, another face in the crowd; if you give God all the glory; you can give me your doubts.”
The contrast within the project is also something very interesting to talk about. The album opener, “April/September,” as the name suggests, consists of the tender growth of spring as well as the progressive feeling of the end of summer. The post-rock project utilizes the shifts in texture and subtly contrasting layers in the soundscape to capture those changes. “A Girl Called Desire” tuned into the black & white electronic skyscape with a leathery, flashing atmosphere. “Bright Lights, Dark City” shares the nostalgic retro-wave feel that takes you to a different time and space.
Your Other Half’s Latest Single “Personality” Will Have You Smiling
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Luscious and radiant; “Personality” blossoms in blue. Embraced with each artist’s unique musicianship and personality, the track consists of vibrant, kaleidoscopic sound palettes that contrast yet is naturally in harmony. Adapting a unique, vibrant symbol of a blue rose, the sophomore release from YOH contains an affirming message that unites and encourages compassion. YOH, aka, Your Other Half, is a collective identity of Evan Greer, Woody Aplanalp, and Anton Soder. They aim to spread love, promote social change, and make a global impact through music-making and electric live performance.
Evan Greer has electricity in his voice that immediately gives you goosebumps. His vocal style always gives you a little more to grasp on in the slight shift of tones and articulations. He adds a layer of sonic-visual effects to the overall aesthetic. The chemistry between his and Ali Blake’s voice creates a floral texture with a speck of fuzzy swirl that mirrors the blossoming image throughout the song.
The versatile track introduces multi-faceted storytelling with well-sought details that tastefully weave sophistication and contemplation into highly relatable lyricism and sonic texture. A swirling, luscious airy soundscape has a tender, expressive side that slightly shifts its mood throughout the track. Between an oozing drum beat and reverberant percussion in the background, a subtle electrified fuzziness underneath Evan Greer’s vocal charm and poise.
“Personality” adapts a form of simple yet powerful lyricism that manages to add depth and perspectives into the cornerstone four lines of the chorus. The song opens with a hint of melancholy and blue as the lyrics open up vulnerability about rejection and hurt. “If you can tolerate my personality, you’ll see the love coming out of me. my soul in the nude, I’m so beautiful.” While in the second comeback, they immediately introduce a more positive and empowering mindset and advocate people to look beyond the obvious through a cleverly flipping of subjects: “If I could tolerate your personality, look underneath and see your majesty, your soul in the nude, you’re so beautiful.”
“I think people would love each other more if we could learn to see past the ‘masks’ we all wear to protect ourselves. Personalities have a hard time matching sometimes, but I think most people have good intentions.” Greer shared some insight on the inspiration and message behind “Personality.”
Besides the haunting melody that seems to linger in your head forever and the blue aesthetic that brings a special feeling to the track, the outro is another highlight. Amazed by the chemistry and goofy vibe around the four, the outro is a concentrated drop of joy and happiness that has the magical power to uplift any gloominess. Behind the scene, both Anton Soder and Woody Aplanalp mentioned the special moment they had while recording. “That was a big AWW YEAH moment!” said Aplanalp.
All three members of the band were connected through their working experiences with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc. “Personality” was released via Blacc Label Entertainment. Aloe Blacc saw YOH’s undeniable potential and work ethic after working with them on a couple of songs and his latest release All Night Long, which YOH produced. “Your Other Half takes a demo and can read the sonic vision so easily for a song so raw, and can also take direction to a point. This team has created a phenomenal catalog of songs that I look forward to the world receiving,” said Blacc.
SINGLE REVIEW: HONEY&EVE “IS IT OK”
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Honey&Eve is storming the pop world with a grand, cinematic gesture. Moody, emotive, and cinematic, there are no better words to describe the signature style of Honey&Eve. Revolving around the mental and emotional struggles of attempting to break free from a toxic, abusive relationship, “Is It Ok” gets under your skin with its powerful storytelling and poised imageries.
The Berlin-based duo dives deeper into the dynamic of a toxic relationship. The bright and happy side that keeps them in the same place, and the dark, abusive side that keeps warning them of danger. The drastic pull towards both sides creates strong tension and contrast, which Honey&Eve captured and portrayed so vividly through their dark, cinematic soundscape.
In the cinema version, they utilized the emotive, contrasting nature in the cello’s shifting timbre and movingly weaved another layer of storytelling into their sounds. Honey&Eve also creates simple yet powerful lyricism that easily stuck in your head: “ocean on fire” and “is it ok?”
SINGLE REVIEW: SINK “WHAT REMAINS”
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SINK is a producer and a composer who seeks more in the sounds, instruments, and surroundings. At the crossover between reality, hope, fantasy, spirituality, and illusion, between virtual instruments and sounds in nature, it was where the UK-based artist began his journey. At the crossing, where the vision of a boundless world is possible and everything has become elements and variables.
“‘What Remains’ is about venomous attachment to drained relationships and destructive selfish behaviors. It’s a song about the relentless spread of our individualism and the connection between habits we develop with each other in our intimacy and the way we keep seizing from Earth. An attempt of picturing beauty within wildness and brutalism of human nature.” SINK
Creating organic electronic soundscapes that seize and capture natural elements while creating powerful imageries and contemplating our human nature, “What Remains” is an intense, untamed experiment that isn’t like anything you’ve heard.
The way SINK portrays the brokenness, disconnection, domination, and deterioration and weaves them into captivating, textural sonics is poised. As if a contemporary dance in the wild with the wind and dust flapping in the air but all happening in your ears, SINK’s imagination and vast vocabulary constantly amaze you.
Written by Katrina Yang
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EP REVIEW: WEEKEND PUNKS “WEEKEND PUNKS”
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Weekend Punks give you a different surf punk experience. Blending the nostalgic fuzziness from the 90s rock with vulnerable, ethereal vocal, and swirling dream-pop, Weekend Punks EP consists of three vibrant tracks that challenge your senses with fresh, new feelings.
The band has an identical sound that could easily stand out in any crowd. They remind you of many things but at the same time offer you something brand new. The reverberant, amp-filled space immerses you with that rock n roll landscape, yet at the same time, instead of filling their music with screams, energetic punk vocals, they turn the camera towards the sensitive and imaginative side which opens up new possibilities.
The dreamful vocal brings a uniquely fresh, luscious texture into the sound that contrasts with the loud, electrified ambiance. Storming with a coming-of-age edge, Weekend Punks pluck your heartstring with three tracks that tune into those feelings through slightly different angles.
ALBUM REVIEW: IDLEFON “COLDSTREAM”
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Idlefon hides melodies behind melodies. In a seemingly disoriented and chaotic world, he sheds light on the beauty and sacredness and creates a unique world around it. COLDSTREAM is massive and gigantic, immersive and complex, where Idlefon creates vivid imageries that flourish in your mind’s eye. Combining dark ambiance, glitch, electronic, and industrial elements, the artist paints the wall with his unique sound palettes shift the way you perceive the world.
In the ascending visuals that thrive and empower in the cold, rigid messiness, sacredness and respect are established in “Coldstream.” The song leaves you in the decline of an echoing drone. “Marooned” starts with a loop where order/melody slowly evolves in the seemingly chaotic, glitch soundscape. Through the elevating string/organ pad that feels like streams of light spreading out and penetrating the heavy smog-like sound wall, transform this experience into something else, and then it fades in color as if it is returning to the pure, original state.
“Lucid Moment” combines industrial, electronic elements to create a metal-like texture that leads you into a trance. The percussion-centered piece has a thin layer of ambiance that builds up the vacancy of the space which introduces an interesting lucid moment. As the storming airy soundscape that is misty and gigantic in shape approaches, a melody underneath began to unveil, as if a human voice is vague.
“Deadbeat” is something quite strange and experimental among the tracks. It has a cold, rigid surface that is identical to the album. Behind the vague, the melody reminds you of a person walking and singing, who you can’t really see clearly but it’s there. It gives you the mysterious, creepy feeling that is really powerful in its sonics.
Written by Katrina Yang
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SINGLE REVIEW: SABREEN ISLAM “LIKE A MOVIE”
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Light like a feather, sweet and innocent as if a first kiss, Sabreen Islam brings you a tender blush with a song that calls out what every girl dreams about - a fairytale love, “Like A Movie.” Her voice is of raw beauty, in combination with her natural talent of songwriting, bringing a lighthearted, feathery song that comes knocking on your door.
In “Like A Movie,” Islam speaks about the fantasy and secret that every girl dreams about, which makes her music so relatable. Bringing visual and imagination into her song, she connects you with the sweetness and naivety of first love, and the tender hurt when it comes to heartache.
Sabreen Islam is a New Zealand-based rising artist on the horizon. Her music reads like a journal that instantly connects with her. She brings a fresh and glowing sound grooving in its own universe, but her beautiful vibe makes you want to linger.
SINGLE REVIEW: DREW THOMAS “SINGLEBED”
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Emotional soundscape that sparks hope in the darkness, Drew Thomas touches on dispair, heartache, and rejection through his captivating storytelling and theatrical songwriting. Dramatic built-up and sharp contrast in colors and moods challenge your senses and put you up to a new high. “Single Bed” is very addictive.
Weaving his painful experience dealing with betrayal into “Single Bed,” the artist vividly captured the desperation and pain while still trying to make the relationship work. “The song builds vocally, representing how in an argument you can start off trying to reason with each other, but it quickly deteriorates,” said Thomas.
Vulnerable and cathartic, energetic and drastic, the artist brings out a unique storm. The cathartic grit-pop sound is identical to his own brand, which Thomas has spent past years perfecting and developing. Through hard work and solid songwriting, the artist is marking his names into the indie music scene.
SINGLE REVIEW: HEATHER NATION “FLOWER”
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“Flower” gives you an ethereal, immersive experience that immediately draws you into its flourishing world. Ravishing, radiating soundscape has a speck of nostalgia and warmth into its sound that thrives to stretch through time and space. Heather Nation’s entrancing vocal is addicting and mesmerizing where she freely explores the world with her voice with confidence and comfort, embracing her entire being. Captivating melodies continue the slow dance that blossoms in empowerment.
“Flower” is a sound poetry that touches on self-love, resiliency, and balance. Nation explores a freer song form that is unbound to any definition or genre in which she encourages, nourishes, and supports individual artistry where the creative ideas and influences from each member interact with another in a resonating, authentic way.
Based in San Diego, Heather Nation is an official NAMM artist who has performed at the Anaheim Convention and has opened for internationally known touring artists. Her sultry voice that has absorbed inspirations and influences from all over the place always has a twist of surprise, while her songwriting connects and taps deeper into the creative realm.
ALBUM REVIEW: ALL YOURS “THE WILD”
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Inspired by The Infinite Game by James Carse, the electronic climate impact-focused duo All Yours brings forth a conceptual EP The Wild in which they further examine the expansion of boundaries and sustainability in relation to nature, the environment/surrounding, and climate. Through a wide range of color palettes and expressionistic portray, they weave a futuristic sonic world.
A booming bass introduces us to a dominating, sense-based perception of the world that seems to reach beyond yet is still limited by what we could see and touch in “You Belong” as the ethereal voice guides you through the experience as if the inner voice. The duo subtly blends various world percussion-inspired drumming patterns into the background that reflects the vision of variety and culture. Between the bass and the light, silky skyscape, and the centering vocal, various sounds swirls and flow into your ear that amazes you with their beauty, massiveness, and mystery. All Yours create an entire world in your ear which is something really beautifully shocking to hear.
“Full Circle” opens with an electric, intensified beat in which they examine the idea of the ebbs and flows in life and tap into the way nature and life behave. Through observing the tide, they reflect on destiny, the overflow of the world, and how we could save the planet, which mirrors the core idea of the infinite game - the seeking to continue playing the game. “Open Air” resets to purity and essence in a naturally untamed beat and introduces you to a humid, cold, dark, and reverberant soundscape that reminds you of being in the wild under the starsky or in a cave. Unlike the previous tracks, “I Run You Around” puts you in perspective where you could contemplate what you have observed. Sounds travel in a 3-D circle and vividly capture the movement of “running” and “round” in which thoughts interact freely.
SINGLE REVIEW: ENROSE “FEELS LIKE HOME”
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The heartfelt piano echoes Enrose’s expressionistic voice, the beautifully articulated lyricism puts you in perspective. “Feels Like Home” flows through your heart and eases your soul. Inspired by challenges in life, Enrose looks back at the negative experiences with a fresh outlook where she positively embraces them as a part of life’s journey, “feels like home,” is a metaphorical expression.
Enrose is an artist who amazes you with her creativity and imagination in her poetic lyricism. “Wind like a river, flower like a stream, but not as graceful as it may seem. You stood like a rock stuck in between.” She channels beautiful, healing energy through a fresh lens where she reflects and learns from each experience. She connects and resonates with listeners without being explicitly vulnerable.
“I chased what had already passed; Ran so fast it made me sore; But now I swallow my own song; It don’t make me cry no more; It was a pain that I adored; Boy, I swore I loved you more.”
As many may have stumbled upon Enrose on stage as a pop saxophonist who shreds at events and clubs, the artist has a tender, creative side where she sits in front of a piano and shares her stories through creative songwriting. She let the experience sit in the corner for some time before she opens the page and writes, so in her work, you can always find something moving and healing that puts you in perspective.
ALBUM REVIEW: LITTLE OIL “LITTLE OIL”
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As an experienced session musician in the Bay Area who has played in many live bands in the past years, Little Oil, aka Victor Mitrani, produces a solid full-band sound that is easy to vibe with and sink into. Being tired of comprising his artistic vision and freedom, Mitrani decided to be the music director as he was born to be. Absorbing various influences from folk, rock, blues, country, and pop, Little Oil presents a vast palette of sounds and colors while remains raw and authentic. Little Oil where it takes you on a sunny, kaleidoscopic journey.
“Losing Game” opens with a warm, optimistic road trip vibe featuring captivating strumming riff and charming slide guitar along with Little Oil’s soothing vocal that immediately lightens up your mood and puts you behind the driver seat where the landscape opens up as the wind strokes your hair. "Blind enough to see the light; Blind enough to seem alright” is the spirit. “So I Call His Name” hits the southern blues spots with a swamp, gospel characteristic. Blending a classic rock vocal style with a rich, soulful choir that responds to the lead vocal’s desperate calling; a harmonica soaring in a near-distance.
“Tied To Him” revolves around a nostalgic, mesmerizing chorus that reminds you of many familiar sounds while adhering to Little Oil’s own aesthetic. It’s a personal song that reflects his upbringing with a father who has a gambling problem. “Through The Trees” retreats to a reverberant country landscape where one stands at a crossroad looking back and forward. Dreamful and smoothing with an underlying intensity that gives you a sense of sacredness and destiny: “Up the road, cannot see, 'round the bend, through the trees.”
“Big Mistake” concludes the album with a truthful, heartfelt song about blame and regret. It takes you back to the initial fuzzy warmth that reminds you of the beginning, at the same time, its storytelling makes you want to linger longer in the sonic world of Little Oil.
Written by Katrina Yang
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SINGLE REVIEW: A.B. VIOLET “THESE OTHER THINGS”
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“These Other Things” gives an insight into a toxic mental state where one is constantly in the loop of doubt, argument, and obsession. A.b. Violet surprises you with her creativity that captures this translucent state so vividly without pinning down to explicitily vulnerable experience, which makes the track so easily to resonate with listeners.
The song has a very impressionistic feel to its overall aesthetic that gives you an immsersive listening experience. Heavy, melancholy soundscape pulls you into direct confrontation with the tempting mentality. The artist’s voice and words is a unique instrument that serves as the inner thoughts and questions that one in constant fight with.
A.b. Violet offers you an insight where you can start to analyse doubts, obsessive thinking from its inside. It’s quite amazing what she manages to achieve with her music, and the way she contributes to mental health like no one else.
SINGLE REVIEW: SAYANA “SMALL TALK”
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SAYANA catches your attention from the very first sound of “Small Talk.” Her vulnerable, luscious vocal instantly drags you into the storytelling that revolves in a melancholy ambiance. In the opening verse, she converts imagery, sound, touch, tenderness, and heartbreak into four short lines: “I go over things that you said in my head, every circle you drew with your finger; I trace on my skin, didn’t burn back then.”
SAYANA’s contemporary R&B vocal style has the vast capacity to capture various stages of emotions. “Small Talk” is a song worth repeating where you can savor every detail in her soulful, expressive performance and sink into the vivid imageries she created with her lyricism where the emotions and experiences behind the words leave a mark under your skin.
Born in Central Asia, SAYANA moved to Canada at the age of 11. Growing up, she has absorbed a wide range of influences from European radio, Middle Eastern melodies, and the folk songs that passed down from previous generations which nurtured her vibrant contemporary R&B vocal style.
SINGLE REVIEW: SOMBER DISTORTION “DEMAND”
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The fuzzy distortion represents a chaotic world that constantly floats in between lo-fi and hi-fi. Somber Distortion’s angst-filled vocal cut through screaming, speaking, and singing with a slightly rolled up edge that gives “Demand” a very special feeling. Somber Distortion has a very unique, distinctive sound authentic to his aesthetic.
“Demand” tackles the bad state of the world and how sometimes people still refuse to see it. The constant fuzzy noise in a sense feels somehow familiar that it evokes a lonely, distant feeling where you start to resonate within so many different aspects. Extreme and melancholy confront each other in “Demand” yet towards the end, warmth evolves in a captivating melody that you wish could last forever.
As one of six tracks from Finland-based artist Somber Distortion’s EP Primitive Skill, “Demand” is like a micro-universe where one can get a taste of every aspect of the EP: the emotive, melancholy texture, nostalgic 80s and 90s rock sound, his characteristic vocal style, and the fuzzy distortion. Among the six tracks, “Demand” leans slightly towards the more extreme, edgy soundscape.
ALBUM REVIEW: BENJAMIN MULLINS “AMERICAN FOLK”
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Like a gentle light that warms your heart in the darkest night, American Folk is tenderly luminous where the plucking of ukulele and silky strings weave into the folkloric storyland with Benjamin Mullins’s smooth vocal. The album sets its scene on a lazy afternoon, with light percussion, and intimate storytelling. Nothing too broad, and nothing too heavy, American Folk is light and delicate, looking at the world with a childlike wonder.
“Dream a river back to you love, pan the gold beside the banks of; Heavy dark, a trillion dead suns, needle point to hole and gun; Halt catch fire overload, light the spark explode” “Entropy” introduces a slightly different epic tone with layers of contrasting strings, creating meaningful imageries.
Benjamin Mullin’s lyricism never lacks depth or imagery. They read like poetry that floats in the air with a layer of mystery, like stars in the sky. Each song has a beautiful ring that fills the void with textures and imaginaries. It continues to vibrate even after the song has come to an end.
“Coconut Tree” has a childlike wonder that steps into the cheerful rhyme from children’s song with an American soundscape. Bouncy fiddles and mesmerizing melodies. The song adds a special touch to the album. “I see you standing there, wearing flowers in your hair
I can't wait now for the time, to meet you at the water line
I see you, you see me, let's get together under the coconut tree”
Written by Katrina Yang
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ALBUM REVIEW: STRANGE & THE FAMILIARS “STRANGE WORLD”
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Strange World is a record that goes beyond music into theatrical storytelling, narrative, and visuals where different forms of art weave into a fictional world paralleled to us. Stephanie Strange invites you to see the world through a melancholy lens of wonder where she takes you on a journey, traveling between landscapes.
In the world of Strange, everything is possible. Music doesn’t have boundaries and is not defined by genre. Stephanie Strange was never limited by instrumentation or rules, she followed the sounds where they naturally lead to what the ears desire. Her intriguing storytelling instantly drags you in but it is her refreshing, sensitive perspective that makes you linger. In “Agent Strange,” music is her sword that penetrates the lies and ugliness of the world, while “This Is A Test” shows a whimsical side that makes you fall in love.
There’s a special sensibility and connection when she approaches the dark and frightening, somehow in her world, the eerie soundscape and horror stories have emotions where you are in touch with their loneliness and sorrow, empathizing and finding solace with the characters. “Meet The Nightmares” paints loneliness with a deep-felt melancholy that evolves into a heart-warming slow dance, wherein “She’s A Nightmare,” Strange again turned the spotlight to the “monster” with a compassionate tone as if she could relate and understand them.
“I started creating Strange World as a way to cope with the changing world. I kept feeling like I was out of time and place in a world gone mad and that there was no room for me. I think that can make people feel unhinged. The Strange World is a place that people can visit to help them understand that they’re not alone in this,” said Stephanie Strange.
Written by Katrina Yang
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ALBUM REVIEW: MAX SWAN “SLOW JAIL”
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In a smooth, heavenly choir, Slow Jail unveils its mystery in a luscious jazz soundscape with a hint of soul and R&B that drops right into a punchy, edgy electronic hip-hop landscape with brutally honest, cathartic storytelling. Slow Jail is characteristic for its vast influences and capacity to host Max Swan’s unique, multi-dimensional visions.
Fusing the night-life ambiance with captivating hip-hop storytelling, the rich R&B, and soul complete in the rhythms and vocal style, while the urban jazz influence gives the album a touch of wildness and freedom where pure emotional expression flies high and concentrated in the sky. As a classically-trained jazz saxophonist, a vocalist, and a hip-hop producer, Max Swan creates a smooth, lush texture that communicates the spirit of each genre with a touch of his own avant-garde ambition.
From “Sheesh” to “Filler” to “Woohoo” to “Change Your Mind,” Swan introduces a variety of distinct color palettes that remain exclusive to his creation while staying inspired and authentic to each sound. He channels a world between lucid and surreal with “Sheesh” where the pulsing funky bassline and ethereal vocal lure you into its strange, ever-changing world.
“Filler” has a dark distorted piano that comes in waves and interacts with the idea of waterdrops, which was very fascinating. “Legend” lays on the experimental side that challenges your sense with dynamic contrasts, where “Woohoo” features a smooth, evocative vocal that feels like the wind, and “Slow Jail” revisits a golden sound that concludes the album in celestial choir and whistle that blossom in the dark with a vintage glare.
Written by Katrina Yang
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SINGLE REVIEW: JOHN LOVE “A SONG FOR YOU”
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“A Song For You” opens in a warm, brewing synthscape where a melancholy melody jumps into your ears and swirls into the full, expansive sound that slightly lifts the roof with its vibration. A heartfelt vocal with a feel of surreality as if a reflection navigates the introspective, truthful lyricism that spirals down the memory lane, revolving around the theme of growth and maturity.
Contemplating youthful mistakes and ignorance from a matured perspective, John Love approaches the past with compassion and understanding, and ultimately acceptance in a warm, festive soundscape that reminds you of chaos and courage.
Storming through complication and chaos with a jam session between the keys and electric guitar, the chorus comes back again while the air keeps rising in clashing hi-hats.“A Song For You” has an electric, rich texture in its sound.
ALBUM REVIEW: INTAGLIO “II”
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After many years of silence, Intaglio comes back with a sophisticated, epic record, II, exploring further into the genre of death-doom with dark orchestra. Combining classical composition and instrumentation with heavy distortion, extreme electrification, growling vocals, and poetic lyricism, II consists a wide range of color palettes that expands the emotions and landscape of death metal.
The way Intaglio smashes contrasting soundscapes into one track is both exciting and shocking. The band has a characteristic approach to dissonance which they introduce a small variation into the resonant, massive scope of chords that form a beautifully choreographed cluster and completely shake up the ground.
They capture the moody gloominess and deep, beautiful glistening in one track. Whispers into emotive, melodic guitar passage. They manage to shift between heavy metal and clean-sounding pop in one track back and forth without hesitation. Surreal and ethereal landscapes with profound feelings are brought to your ears. II is astonishing and deeply evocative.