Yon Idy – My Fire (2021)
Coming back after a brief hiatus, Yon Idy explores doubts we have all had as we try to chase our dreams and passions. ‘My Fire’ is both a personal and universally relatable indie-pop track that offers listeners a sense of hope. With beautiful melodics, the single lifts you up and fills you with the bright light of hope and the surety that you are on the right path.
Written at a time when Idy was struggling to gain traction in the music world, the single brings his struggles and emotions to a touching and beautiful soundscape. Using a sound that is led by acoustic instrumentation, he draws on early influences of Leonard Cohen, Muse and the Beatles. All these influences fuse with his own musicality to create catchy tracks with friendly pop melodies and touching lyrics.
‘My Fire’ slowly pulls you in with a reaching tone that turns into a light guitar line. There is an intimate feeling to the music that makes you think of struggles shared with friends and family in the dark of the night. The acoustic instrumentation creates a grounded feeling to the music that slowly rises on the humming backing vocals. The melody twirls like smoke around your senses as the warmth gently filters through the soundscape. As the song progresses, Idy carefully fills your sense with a subtle energy that gives life to a warm ember of hope.
As the music starts warming you from the inside, Idy’s vocals wrap around you like the warmth of a fire on a cold night. There is an infectious feeling to his vocals that hook into your brain and will not be removed. While his performance is more laid back than you might think of a pop single, this brings a greater emphasis to the lyrics. Through the lyrics, he connects with the struggles we all face and turns them into the understanding that we are on the right path when we chase our dreams. It is a rather empowering track that handles emotions in a delicate manner making them all the more powerful.
With music that swirls like tendrils of smoke and vocals that turn struggles into empowerment, Yon Idy has you feeling hopeful and strong with ‘My Fire’. The melody is driven by the acoustic instrumentation and builds in power as the track progresses. His vocals are warm and powerful as they connect with struggles we all face and the knowledge that chasing your dreams is the right choice.
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