With the synths unplugged, the bass muted and the studio boxes powered down, Christina rolls over the piano and pulls up a stool. Whether by design or circumstance, the nature of ‘Through My Eyes’ draws you up close to her methodology. Where the ‘feels’ or emotes of 21st century song-writing stop, Christina’s process manifestly starts. It’s one that places all-out emphasis on emotion, sincerity of soul, experiences shared and a wholeheartedness that never flinches from the truth.
It’s also one that’s not averse to laying bare the interpersonal challenges all humans experience (but only a few are able to lyrically hold a mirror to and vocally reflect). ‘Through My Eyes’ isn’t afraid of ‘the real’, or to even cross a line here and there. Further, shorn of their ‘club-clothing’, previously missed lyrical nuances jump into focus, new meanings are derived and different interpretations open up.
Whether it’s tracks whose titles are – ostensibly at least – heart-on-sleeve (‘It’ll End In Tears’, ‘I’m OK’), or those implicitly draped in metaphor (‘Lighting Fires’, ‘Concrete Angel’), Christina’s never less than captivating. Songs (not least ASOT’s 2018 Tune of the Year, ‘The Air I Breathe’) certainly tell stories, but ones that rarely play out in the conventional manner songwriting dictates. Demons are confronted – some defeated, others not, issues laid bare, friendships’ pressured, relationships broken (and rebuilt), and all in the intimately up-close manner that only acoustic can convey.
A powerball of emotion – start through finish, ‘Through My Eyes’ is Christina’s own vision of her music.
The album is released today and is available to stream or purchase now (https://blackhole.complete.me/throughmyeyes).
Christina Novelli – Through My Eyes [The Acoustic Sessions Vol. 1]
- The Air I Breathe (Acoustic)
2. The Love You Give (Acoustic)
3. Beautiful Life (Acoustic)
4. Be Without You (Acoustic)
5. Lighting Fires (Acoustic)
6. Symphony Of Stars (Acoustic)
7. Save You (Acoustic)
8. Concrete Angel (Acoustic)
9. Numb (Acoustic)
10. Black Hole (Acoustic)
11. It’ll End In Tears (Acoustic)
12. I’m Ok (Acoustic)
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