Ida Elena – Voices (2021)

While lockdown has made a lot of people feel like they are alone in the world, Ida Elena is here to offer a helping hand. With her single ‘Voices’, she reminds us that our loved ones are there for us as we are there for them. Filled with a sense of connection and hope, the single helps you feel less alone in a world where connections are limited.

Elena is joined by Gino Hohl (samples, arrangements) and Tomas Goldney (piano, composition) for this track. They have known each other for a while thanks to their Celtic and metal background. However, this single takes them in a different direction as it turns their musical expertise to alternative pop.

‘Voices’ draws you in with a deep yet delicate piano line. There is a haunting edge to the piano line that grips your heart and tugs. Through the melody, you are filled with a sense of detachment and loneliness. When the deeper tones roll over the piano line, you are thrown into a rich and textured soundscape that enhances the emotions of the vocals. There are a lot of melodic movements in the single that toss you through a rollercoaster of emotions from aching isolation to reaching out for connection and the understanding that there are others looking out for you.

The movements of the melody are infused with emotion but act as a booster for Elena’s emotive performance. She opens her performance with a sombre vocal line that touches on the loneliness many people have felt. As she moves to the chorus, her voice is filled with a more defiant stance like a pillar standing against the onslaught of negative emotions. This builds as the song carries on while the lyrics reach out and let you know that she is there to catch you when you fall. This fills you with a sense that things can be alright when you trust your loved ones to be there for you.

Ida Elena connects with feelings of isolation and loneliness only to thrust them to the side with the power of trust in ‘Voices’. Through the movement of the melody, the emotions of her vocals are bolstered and crash through your soul. Her vocals are powerful as she takes you from feelings of isolation to defiance and trust that your loved ones are there for you.

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