Alli Brown’s “Undeniable”… Hmm, where to even begin with this kaleidoscope of sound from Salt Lake City? It’s like someone took the earnestness of a diary entry, crumpled it up, threw it at a dartboard of genres – pop, folk, country, rock – and then decided to set the whole thing to music. Did the dartboard land on “genius” or “glorious mess”? I’m still figuring that out, and that, my friends, is a good thing.
Alli Brown, who started this sonic journey in 2022, serves up eleven tracks. This feels, appropriately for our ever-decreasing span of time, important. Eleven confessions, maybe? The album hums with real-life experiences; Brown dives headfirst into the messy tangle of being human. These tunes will be buzzing around my cranium all day. Resilience, independence, the chase after your own shimmering, elusive something… it’s all there. Reminds me of trying to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions: frustrating, yet weirdly compelling.
One minute, you’re tapping your foot to a deceptively upbeat melody, the next, you’re staring out the window, contemplating the existential dread of choosing the wrong type of pasta for dinner. Did I buy penne when I meant to buy fusilli? See, that is the rabbit hole this collection sends one on.
This album champions taking the road less traveled, even if it means leaving skid marks on the hearts of others.
It’s raw. Did she record this in her living room? A sound-proof studio? A converted spaceship? This feels independent. The specifics are blurring. All I know is it is deeply personal.
Alli Brown is declaring sonic, bold, independent self, and frankly, you want that? This album does that. Do the styles sometimes confuse each other? Is life also not messy and undefinable. Is her album Undeniable? Absolutely.
Is this the soundtrack for late-night drives, heartaches, or for triumph? Only time. Your time will tell.
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