Embark on a musical journey thatโs as introspective as captivating with โBlack Waterโ by birthdayboy. The song opens with a tantalizing blend of atmospheric sounds, immediately drawing you into its contemplative world. As the hypnotic synth beats drop, Alyssaโs soft, youthful, and folksy vocals take center stage in an electronic web, weaving a web of emotions that you canโt help but get entangled in.
Alyssaโs voice carries a raw, unfiltered quality that instantly grabs your attention. Her storytelling approach to singing is like reading a well-written novel; each line paints a vivid picture in your mind. The way she extends the word โfineโ during the lyric โI am doing fineโ is a masterstroke of expression as she creates waves in her voice, injecting her vocals with a relatable and resonant vulnerability.
The bridge, where Alyssaโs voice dips into a wall of sound and reverberates as if sheโs submerged in โblack water,โ is quite vivid imagery and an aural metaphor to add to the auditory realm of the song. It permeates toward a haunting and dark reality that flashes into the lightness of the song through a short bridge.
Contextually, โBlack Waterโ casually delves into that paradoxical and uninteresting state of normalcy as our lack of content slowly empties our tanks. Whatโs so cool about the song is that it was mastered by William Bowden, known for his work on Gotyeโs โSomebody I Used To Know.โ But I definitely laud the trio for self-recording and self-producing it so seamlessly.
So, if youโre looking for a musical voyage thatโs both emotionally evocative and musically enthralling, dive into โBlack Water,โ by birthdayboy.
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Review By: Naomi Joan