After stealing the hearts of the alternative music crowd in 2020 with her staggeringly serene debut,
Katy J Pearson presents to us a new set of diamonds, with not a single piece of coal amongst them.
Equipped with her imitable vocal delivery, Katy has broadened her scope into new musical reaches while maintaining her golden ratio of nostalgic 70s-esque folk-rock tones and undeniably modern vibes. Picture Stevie Nicks signing to Heavenly Recordings and then being injected with a double dose of rural British charm.
'
Sound of the Morning' is bursting with new life and optimism, embodying the first day of spring. 'The Riverbed' hears a lively mix of woodwind to back an upbeat rhythm that makes it impossible not to get lost in Katy's crystalline falsetto that peppers a tension throughout the track that helps it avoid being a poppy, happy-go-lucky tune. There's a pensiveness to even the happiest of tracks on the record as the Gloucester-born singer-songwriter provides a duality that evades distinct definition and instead flows with every new song. When the music is bright and colourful, there's a shade of uncertainty in her vocals. When '
Alligator' drives forward with a sinister bassline, the chorus is flush with the full might of Katy's range.
Lyrically, she's on top form, weaving a rich tapestry of images and sentiments that range from dealing with newfound success in '
Talk Over Town' to lamenting the departure of someone dear in '
The Hour'.
