Husband-wife duo CHAPLAINE takes an ethereal detour into music with their EP, Cloud 9.
โWith Youโ sets the scene with sensuality pouring from Meganโs lips. Megan showcases the utmost vulnerability, intimacy, passion, and flirty playfulness through her rich vocals. Meanwhile, the drums pound, building a steady momentum, while the guitar riffs with a shimmering, vibrant, and airy dreaminess.
โWould You Be Around?โ throws the atmosphere into a dreamy haze like a nebula floating by, propelled by a pulsing beat. Fuzzy, cinematic sounds create a vast soundscape before Meganโs voice trails breathily with an aching yearning then soars through, delicate and rich, trying to create a bridge through the rift between past intimates.
Track three, โSorry,โ feels like a cleansing wave. Atmospheric washes of sound evoke crashing ocean waves, washing away negativity. Meganโs voice frolics ethereally as she delivers the melancholic refrain, โSorry,โ which sounds more like an empowering rejection than an expression of repentance. The minimalistic melody underscores her newfound resolve to face reality.
Cloud 9 concludes with the sensual and exhilarating hit of reality: โThicker.โ Meganโs breathy vocals spellbind us with their light and catchy delivery. Nature imagery fills the poetic and insightful lyrics, creating a rush of movement as she climbs towards a metaphorical peak, powerfully symbolizing how imminent growth and change is. The building beat propels the song forward, and the spoken-word outro adds a layer of introspection.
Cloud 9 becomes CHAPLAINEโs musical canvas with evocative, impressionistic soundscapes. Find their EP on Spotify.
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Photo Credit: Chinyere Anosike
Review by Naomi Joan