Alternative Pop That Takes Shape Through Progression
Meadowlark is a band made up of two members (it was three at a time, but now two), with the most notable being Kate McGill who became youtube famous with a few covers of notable songs, and Daniel Broadley is the lead guitarist and does some other small parts. Kate plays guitar, piano and is the primary songwriter. This song creates a great ambiance and starts pretty simple, but picks up momentum with slews of instruments that exponentially grows until the end. With the start of the drum and piano/synth pads, there is a sense of simplicity that sounds great. The chorus picks up the pace and the second verse adds some extra bits to the piano and the synth pads get a little louder. The second verse adds some more back-up singers with some guitar here and there. The almost acapella bridge with Daniel singing very faint harmonies adds that small extra depth which strongly transitions to just very airy sounds and the piano and drums again like in the beginning. The last chorus brings in more back-up singing, a violin section and few other small noise sample to flush out the song wonderfully. Kate’s voice is good, she has a natural glow to her voice which is great, but the range of the song seems to limit the potential of the song and limit its emotional impact. Don’t get me wrong, she does great, but as a more relaxed song she doesn’t need to be screaming, but there seems to be a lack of emotion or devotion that holds the song back a little. Overall the song is good though, simple and true, nothing too fancy, but that what makes certain things in life so good.
Originality:7
Instruments:7
Vocals:7
Longevity:5
Red Score:6.5
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