I'll Be Kind
AMOA's art pop has a soft spot for jazz and an unexpected love affair with the 70s. Modern pop elements are combined with experimental compositions and outstanding vocals. On her second solo album, «I'll Be Kind», the Basel-based artist sets her innermost feelings to music - while always remaining honest, but never quite tangible. Sometimes the music ambles along with ease, other times it runs off in a fit and over and over it stops and pleads with the listener. Love, self-doubt, death and an endless quest for the right way to treat oneself are the motifs that shape the album. On the surface level, these themes seem universal, but AMOA invites listeners to dive deeper. In her world, contrasts are allowed to persist, dark truths only appear when you look closer and love can be found in the most inconspicuous places. AMOA also toys with expectations when it comes to her sound. Thanks to her seemingly endless vocal palette, she manages to adopt any role and lend her songs a blazing urgency. She particularly shines in the use of falsetto, which she utilises purposefully. Throughout the seven tracks on her album, AMOA embarks on a journey that is passionate, dark and defiant. The emotion on the first track of the album, «Last Song», is so immediate that you fall completely silent while listening to it. This melancholic musical declaration of love comes across as wistful but relaxed. The melody is complemented by recurring whistle notes, which sound like an unexpected echo in a night-time forest. On «Not Tonight», which focuses on mortality, AMOA proves herself a very compelling songwriter. While dealing with the fact that one day she will leave this world, she expresses herself in simple yet memorable lyrics. The accompanying bass line truly resonates to the bone. At the end of the album, it is AMOA's voice that adds the finishing touch to the music. Throughout the high notes on the title track «I'll Be Kind», her voice sounds like a last ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds before the storm. There could hardly be a better full circle.
I'll Be Kind
AMOA's art pop has a soft spot for jazz and an unexpected love affair with the 70s. Modern pop elements are combined with experimental compositions and outstanding vocals. On her second solo album, «I'll Be Kind», the Basel-based artist sets her innermost feelings to music - while always remaining honest, but never quite tangible. Sometimes the music ambles along with ease, other times it runs off in a fit and over and over it stops and pleads with the listener. Love, self-doubt, death and an endless quest for the right way to treat oneself are the motifs that shape the album. On the surface level, these themes seem universal, but AMOA invites listeners to dive deeper. In her world, contrasts are allowed to persist, dark truths only appear when you look closer and love can be found in the most inconspicuous places. AMOA also toys with expectations when it comes to her sound. Thanks to her seemingly endless vocal palette, she manages to adopt any role and lend her songs a blazing urgency. She particularly shines in the use of falsetto, which she utilises purposefully. Throughout the seven tracks on her album, AMOA embarks on a journey that is passionate, dark and defiant. The emotion on the first track of the album, «Last Song», is so immediate that you fall completely silent while listening to it. This melancholic musical declaration of love comes across as wistful but relaxed. The melody is complemented by recurring whistle notes, which sound like an unexpected echo in a night-time forest. On «Not Tonight», which focuses on mortality, AMOA proves herself a very compelling songwriter. While dealing with the fact that one day she will leave this world, she expresses herself in simple yet memorable lyrics. The accompanying bass line truly resonates to the bone. At the end of the album, it is AMOA's voice that adds the finishing touch to the music. Throughout the high notes on the title track «I'll Be Kind», her voice sounds like a last ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds before the storm. There could hardly be a better full circle.
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
AMOA's art pop has a soft spot for jazz and an unexpected love affair with the 70s. Modern pop elements are combined with experimental compositions and outstanding vocals. On her second solo album, «I'll Be Kind», the Basel-based artist sets her innermost feelings to music - while always remaining honest, but never quite tangible. Sometimes the music ambles along with ease, other times it runs off in a fit and over and over it stops and pleads with the listener. Love, self-doubt, death and an endless quest for the right way to treat oneself are the motifs that shape the album. On the surface level, these themes seem universal, but AMOA invites listeners to dive deeper. In her world, contrasts are allowed to persist, dark truths only appear when you look closer and love can be found in the most inconspicuous places. AMOA also toys with expectations when it comes to her sound. Thanks to her seemingly endless vocal palette, she manages to adopt any role and lend her songs a blazing urgency. She particularly shines in the use of falsetto, which she utilises purposefully. Throughout the seven tracks on her album, AMOA embarks on a journey that is passionate, dark and defiant. The emotion on the first track of the album, «Last Song», is so immediate that you fall completely silent while listening to it. This melancholic musical declaration of love comes across as wistful but relaxed. The melody is complemented by recurring whistle notes, which sound like an unexpected echo in a night-time forest. On «Not Tonight», which focuses on mortality, AMOA proves herself a very compelling songwriter. While dealing with the fact that one day she will leave this world, she expresses herself in simple yet memorable lyrics. The accompanying bass line truly resonates to the bone. At the end of the album, it is AMOA's voice that adds the finishing touch to the music. Throughout the high notes on the title track «I'll Be Kind», her voice sounds like a last ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds before the storm. There could hardly be a better full circle.
