Gina Royale – Low (2021)
Gina Royale gets your emotions stirring with her single ‘Low’. Bringing a mix of 90s brilliance and 2010 resonance, the single builds with questions and makes you think about your life and how you feel. With Rob Freeman on guitar, Royale uses edgy and direct lyrics to haunt your brain for long after the single has ended.
Her edgy pop style has been drawing listeners to her since her first full album release in 2019. Since then, she has been expanding her audience through releases, tours, festivals and radio appearances. Her music is easy to connect with as she pours her unapologetic passion into each word and musical note.
‘Low’ starts haunting your brain from the first moment with a progressive opening. There is a closed atmospheric feeling to the opening. This builds into an emotional swirl of music that twirls around you like a whirlwind of autumnal colours. There is a very intimate feeling to the music that is enhanced by the delicate lines of the guitar. While the melody, has a great paced feeling, it has you dancing to the melodic flows. Every element of the melody adds to the emotional impact of the single that resonates through you and sinks into your veins.
Royale’s vocals are as emotive as the melody. She first pulls you in with a hushed confession of emotions. As the melody starts to swirl around you, her vocals create the leaves carried on the whirlwind of sound. There is a question resting in the chorus that has you considering how you feel. The lyrics have a directness to them that is refreshing while still offering a gentle reminder that you are not alone in how you feel. This makes the song really relatable as we have all felt the emotions woven into the track.
Gina Royale has you standing in the centre of an emotional whirlwind in ‘Low’. With a melody that swirls with emotions and atmospheric tones, she prepares you for the emotional impact of the lyrics. With a gentle direct hit, Royale questions your emotions while letting you know that you are not alone in feeling them.
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