I Used to Have Dreams by Evelyn Bates: Review
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Taken from her upcoming debut EP βI Want You to Knowβ, the Russian classically trained pianist, actress, and indie singer now based in London Evelyn Bates pours her heart out in the song βI Used to Have Dreamsβ.
The piece starts off with bright ascending arpeggiated melodies like the hopeful youth and as it progresses thereβs this certain hint of melancholy in the notes. The underlying melancholy makes itself more visible right around halfway through before it picks up the pace for the crescendo. As the crescendo ends the tune quite down to its heartbreakingly beautiful ending.
The song is about losing your dreams that you have put your whole life into and now you no longer dare to take chances. This piece is very personal to the artist as she tried to convey her struggles as a classical musician through it. I can already imagine this song being the soundtrack of a melancholic scene of some noir cinema. Itβs cinematic, emotional, and heartbreakingly beautiful. In just a little more than two minutes, the song takes you through a roller coaster of emotions. It breaks your heart, but youβre happy about it.
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Photo credits: veda wildfire
Review by: Gabe Finch