My Mess, My Heart, My Life
Myles Smith · Pop
“Buni hayotingda qilgan eng halol ishing deb atashing faqat o'sha halollik o'zingga o'xshasa hisobga o'tadi, bu yili akustik gitara ko'targan boshqa har qanday samimiy bolakayga emas.”
Myles Smith debyut albomiga bugun pop deyarli har doim qanday yetib kelsa, xuddi shunday, singl ortidan singl bilan yetib keladi: Stay (If You Wanna Dance), Drive Safe, My Mess va Hold Me in the Dark hammasi to'liq albomdan oldin chiqib bo'lgan. U buni hayotida qilgan eng halol ishi deb ataydi, bu esa har bir ijodkor har bir albom haqida aytadigan gap, singllar buni katta, oyoq depsinadigan, festivalga tayyor samimiyat bilan tasdiqlaydi, qirq ming odam bir vaqtning o'zida qaytarib kuylashi uchun mo'ljallangan. Hunar haqiqiy. Smith ko'zing orqasiga o'rnashib qoladigan naqarot yozadi, ovozida esa radio yaxshi ko'radigan o'sha iliq, biroz yorilgan samimiylik bor. Muammo shundaki, formula, oyoq depsinishi va sog'inchga to'la ilgak bilan boradigan madhiyaga o'xshash akustik ko'tarilish, zamonaviy popdagi eng tirband yo'lak, va singllarda u bu yo'lakda hali aynan shu yili gitara ko'targan o'nlab boshqa samimiy yigitlar qilmayotgan hech narsa qilmayapti. Halollik ajoyib niyat, ammo o'ziga xoslik o'rnini bosa olmaydigan yomon almashtirgich. Albom toza xulosalar o'rniga hissiy ochiqlikka tayanadi, bu maqtovga loyiq, biroq ochiqlik faqat ostidagi ovoz boshqa hech kimga o'xshamasa nishonga tegadi. Myles Smith hit yoza olishi aniq. Keyingi qadam, faqat unikigina bo'la oladigan qo'shiq yozish.
Smith chindan ham naqarot yoza oladi, uning samimiy, biroz charchagan ovozi soxtalashtirib bo'lmaydigan tarzda tinglovchi bilan bog'lanadi. Bu yerda haqiqiy, yoqimli iliqlik bor, singllarning jonli, qaytarib kuyla deganday quvvati esa ko'pincha zalni unutadigan striming davrida bir tuhfa.
Crowded lane, familiar engine
“The singles run on anthemic acoustic uplift with foot-stomp percussion and yearning hooks, the single most saturated formula in current pop.”
The fix Find the production quirk or vocal risk that makes a Myles Smith song unmistakable within two seconds.
Honesty as a brand, not a sound
“He bills it as the most honest thing he has ever made, a line so universal it now means almost nothing without a sound to prove it.”
The fix Let the honesty get specific and uncomfortable in the lyrics, the way the best confessional songwriting actually stings.
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