@alpaca.presents
by Brandon van der Berg @vdb.brandon
The Sound Engineers for the night were Unity Street Audio and Emily Andrews
A string of folk and pop infused with the luxury of living life and working with the catharsis of burying it in your songwriting and playing it for people that matter. There was a rather subtle sense of progression and with it came a finale from Milia Maya that filled the room and the camera rolls of all held within. Read about the night below. Holly Eve A deepening pink LED feathers across the foreground. Subtle and delicate guitar chimes sing and observe you. Through each note, I feel existentially emboldened and firm in my quiet, drifting memories. Imagine steam pouring; toppling out of a mug buried in frosting air. A thick sweater and icy glass seal you into a room lit dimly by morning. Dark pines hold the periphery. At the same time, some of the songwriting seems so gleefully enthralled in its own nostalgia you are drowned in the solemnity of wit and experience of life like a boatside Viennese daydream. There is an erratic harmony that raises you into cold stillness. A flurry of movement combating a wise sadness; timbre thick through and through. The exposed but punctuated finale of each word makes you loudly aware of how quiet the room is. Incredible silence fills the room so subtly. A cold hug, a motive and a presence. This would be the fourth time I’ve seen Holly live? It’s better and better each time. For Fans Of Zero 7, Daughter, The Staves. Find her on Instagram or Spotify Dodo Museum A stale visage. A countered chromaticism in an unsaturated composite and a blooded scarlet weaving limp over the snare in the form of a rather cozy-looking sweater. Shoegaze has never been so contently whispered. The trickling consonant of the vocal cracks overhead like a discrete meeting between ceramic and silver and the whining sibilance dances with a toppling charade of a quiet whim and a full reverb. Painting an indie security, pressing into folk leniencies and brushed just before fully drying to produce a light grain. The bassist rocks sternly being lit up by the corners of his smile. The progression in the songwriting and arrangement is really interesting and goes into some great places but I think sometimes the repetition can be too long and the impact of them can be consequently lost. For Fans Of Daisy Rickman and Pheobe Bridgers. Find them on Instagram or Spotify Milia Maya Vulnerable, pure and full. Subtle and jangly strings, full and saturated bass, the keys are very melodically aware of their place in the song and everything comes together to make something extremely cohesive. The vocals are stripped back and pushed through a veil of neo-funk. The harmony bounces and dances around itself effortlessly and they are both very talented vocalists. As a front woman, she is considered, rehearsed and supported. The faint taste of performance anxiety seeping through each word is met by comforting eyes and attentive postures. When the room is flooded with the white light of front-facing phones it alleviates the tensions and you can almost feel the sense of community in the room that is here to support Milia. A set that passed quickly as time often flies with the company and privilege of good music. You can really hear the influence from Ariana Grande, and the rich key lines, subby bass and classic sparkly reverb really put everything into a nice mix. The vocals need more space in the arrangement to sit at the volume they’re performed and dynamically there is a higher range that is only hinted at but never fully explored thematically which I think would be really great to see considering how realised and personal the songwriting is. For fans of Ariana Grande and SZA. Find her on Instagram or Spotify
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