Category: Song Review

Frij Captures the Sense of Wonder at Deep Space Images on the Playful Ambient Song “magenta”

Frij, photo courtesy the artist

As “magenta” unfolds in its flow of soft and bright tones, the song by Frij sounds like the manifestation of a time lapse view of a cloudy nebula viewed through a powerful telescope. Tones wink and resonate, linger, an arpeggio of tones like small star systems floating in view overlapping hazy fields of light as per the song title, shining through the melodic drones that flow through the song in its short course. There is a playfulness and sense of wonder conveyed in the song from the beginning to when the song slowly fades to a minimal sequence. It’s like listening to what it’s like for the mind to get stimulated and fascinated by the sights of deep space and its eternal dynamism and inspired to capture that energy for a time beyond that moment. Fans of the Hearts of Space program will appreciate Frij’s elegance of composition. Listen to “magenta” on Spotify and folow Frij at the links below.

Frij on Bandcamp

Frij on Instagram

Mary Middlefield’s Indie Orchestral Single “Sexless” Spells Out a Situation Everyone Gets Into When They Have Standards

Mary Middlefield, photo courtesy the artist

Mary Middlefield articulates in “Sexless” a certain kind of desperation and frustration that many people can relate to at some point in their lives or for entirely too long a stretches of time. The song’s orchestral sounds and upbeat energy are a wonderful contrast to lyrics that in another context might be considered pathetic. But in Middlefield’s words we hear about how she’s not without options just none that seem appealing and she expresses how she finds even self-pleasure unsatisfying. She sings about how when she was a little younger she had that network of friends that meant she could find someone to pair off with for fun and companionship but that maybe her temperament as an artist or as a human being with regular human needs that some might see as a burden has ensured her lonely status. And she wonders how this all happened leaving her thinking, “I’m sexless and I’m not loved.” Maybe a lot of people can’t relate to it and when you watch the music video directed by Imogen Harrison you may think oh right, how is Mary Middlefield suffering from this state of things. But it happens when you have standards and you’re not someone who can feel attracted that way to just anyone for whom you feel like you’re settling. Stranger things have happened and one can only hope this plight in the life of Middleton has resolved itself or will soon and for you as well if you also find yourself “Sexless.” Watch the music video on YouTube and follow indie singer-songwriter Mary Middlefield at the links below.

Mary Middlefield on TikTok

Mary Middlefield on Instagram