Von Pearl’s voice is vulnerable in its declaration of resilience in “Here.” She seems to be floating in a realm of tonal bubbles in the beginning of the song, a bright and vivid point in indistinct darkness. Then hand percussion comes in to beat out a simple beat and updrafts of melody soar with Von Pearl’s emotional outpouring, traced by violin figures. The song has an arc from a place where it seems like someone tried to undermine confidence but getting through that time and coming into one’s own and learning the truth of the situation and one’s own power makes it more challenging to keep that destructive and toxic situation going as it was and later in the song Von Pearl sings of being someone who can be an example to anyone that feels the need to live that way by shining a light of how it’s better to live with honesty and integrity and being present. The music is a lovely mix of the organic and the transcendent and humanized completely by the intimacy of Von Pearl’s delivery thus making an emotionally complex subject accessible. Listen to “Here” on Spotify and follow Von Pearl at the links below.
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