Casting a spell of raw vulnerability with her debut album, “Anxiety is Killing My Dreams”, indie-pop solo sensation Ysabel unleashes an auditory chiaroscuro. The record amalgamates the grit and glitter, mixing genres such as soul and pop-rock embodying perplexity beautifully.
Anxieties manifest into melodies, heartbeats sync to rhythms in this sonic biography where Ysabel’s voice dances like a feather in dystopian winds. The collaboration with London-based producer Ben Loveland adds certain fluidity to the sparkling events; each note resembles constellations designed on music sheet space-time fabric.
Halos of themes set around personal growth against black community representation out-shine even Orion himself – it’s akin to Nina Simone jamming with Billie Eilish amidst celestial metaphors. One can’t help but slip into reveries tracing personal experiences meeting public expressions.
Her previous release “trigger” tilled the soils for this crop while her current oeuvre blossoms transcending genres and time-lines alike – melancholic symphonies entwined with keys from baroque era waltzing gracefully towards contemporary electro-pop beats.
In short: It’s Jackson Pollock meets Beethoven at crossroads of Erykah Badu’s soulful street. A chaotic yet captivating masterpiece!
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