Alli Bean – Two Birds (2022)
Using a splash of acid jazz over contemporary soul, Alli Bean is illustrating the choices of love in ‘Two Birds’. The easy listening single is packed with groovy vibes that capture your senses and send them reeling on the soulful and jazzy undertones. As you lose yourself in the music, the lyrics consider not losing yourself in another person and only flying closer to them as you explore your feelings.
With a compositional style that tilts towards bluesy funk with a dash of sassy jazz, Alli Bean showcases amazing versatility through her music. A powerhouse artist and multi-award winner, she started her career with classical piano before moving to more diverse styles. With this track being the second release leading up to her album, she is easily catching listeners in her funky web, while getting them excited for what is to come.
‘Two Birds’ thrums with a funky tone from the first moment. The shuffle of beats over the thrumming tone has your body bopping to the smooth groove of the melody. It is a rich melody that catches you in its flow. The thrumming low notes are like the current of a river while the lighter piano notes are the glint of light off the ripples in the water. Throughout the single, the melody keeps you floating to its rhythm as the different instruments get a chance to shine. The bridge is wonderful in its softness, while keeping the swaying energy of the main melodic line. Later in the track, there is a gentle burst of acid jazz undertones that is matched by the vocals.
While the groovy vibes of the melody have you flowing through the single, Bean’s vocals are whiskey warm as they slide heat through your senses. The lyrics are packed with imagery, comparing two people in a relationship to two birds. There is a reaching out for someone who you share a connection with, but this is contrasted with the knowledge that you also need to be independent. The rich slide of the vocals allows the message of the track to sink into your skin with effortless ease. Bean’s vocal performance gains a wonderful jazzy vibe later in the track, before flowing back into the smooth soulfulness that characterises the rest of the single.
Alli Bean uses a mix of funky grooves and jazzy blues to consider affectionate connections and the need for independence in ‘Two Birds’. The music sweeps you into the current of the single from the first moment and doesn’t let up for a second. Bean’s vocals are smooth and rich as they bring imagery and emotion to the soundscape.
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