Bella Venutti from IV League has a solo project called prettything and the debut single “Endless Blue” is awash in the sample of the tide coming in like memories of another era of life, bring in the people who maybe held you back or held you down until you left their orbit. And who maybe prefer to treat you the way they remember rather than assume you’ve evolved as a human. When Venutti sings“You still see me as I am, now I’ve got nothing to prove ’til you see me as I am,” she draws that line for someone who wants to limit you to an era of your life you’ve outgrown, that you’ve moved beyond. The luminously ethereal melody and the easy flow of Venutti’s vocals ripple and glisten like the sun on the ocean and take the metaphor of the tides further by embodying the cycles that may bring back the past and familiar patterns but whose constant, if consistent flow, are in perpetual motion wearing down the rough edges and just as easily taking that burdensome past outside of your purview so that you can shine outside the influence of the forces that formerly tried to shape you in ways that eroded your sense of self and your own best notions for the direction of your life. Fans of Enya and early Beach House will appreciate the way Venutti composes her soundscapes conveying a sense of texture, mood and dream-like introspection. Listen to “Endless Blue” on Soundcloud and follow prettything at the links provided.
facebook.com/prettythingmusic
instagram.com/prettythingtings
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