ANN – Little Girl (2022)
With her singles ‘Medusa’ and ‘Kali’, ANN delved into myths and legends to showcase the powerful women behind the stories. She is now moving to a more personal space for her single ‘Little Girl’ as she delves into a situation she has experienced in real life. Through the tender acoustic tones of the single, she looks at the emotions you live with after the passing of a loved one.
A true tearjerker, it has taken her years to put into words how she felt when her father passed. Baring her heart through the music, she shares the beautiful and ugly emotions that leave you feeling like you are missing a part of yourself. As you sink into the emotive contemporary pop music, her vocals will have you thinking about the loved ones you have lost.
The light piano line that opens ‘Little Girl’ is tender and soft, yet carries a note of sadness. It is a wonderfully emotive melody that is driven by this single piano line. The relative simplicity of the melody allows the emotive vocals to soar into your chest and tug at your emotions. Through the movement of the music, the first tearjerker emotions swell in your chest. There is a rise of sound leading to the chorus, where the melody swells with those emotions that rest in the centre of your chest. This drops for a tenderness on the verses, creating a rise and fall that sets you adrift on a sea of emotion. Later in the track, there is a push to the piano line that is like a turbulent sea buffeting the emotional boat you are resting in.
While the melody pulls you out on the currents of emotion, it is ANN’s vocals that really get to you. Against the tender opening line, her vocals are a teary remembrance of good times and the strength that a parent offers. The lyrics are packed with good memories that become bittersweet after the passing of the person in them. As she heads into the chorus, she brings a hit of grief that comes after someone you love passes. The extremely emotional performance brings beautiful memories to the pain of loss and grief, creating a really heady mixture. Before the single ends, you are going to feel a churning of emotion in your chest that is enhanced by the turbulence of the piano line later in the track.
ANN brings a real tearjerker to our ears with her single ‘Little Girl’ as she blends beautiful and touching memories with the pain of loss and grief. The piano line that creates the melody is tender and brings the first touch of emotions. It is ANN’s vocals that bring the real hit of emotion and will leave you with a churning feeling in your chest by the end of the track.
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