Elly Kace blends impressionistic, orchestral strings with shimmery jazz-y flourishes in the percussion on “I Did My Best” for an effect like a deeply melancholic torch song. The organic flow of sounds makes for a song that provides an ever evolving textural and tonal backdrop to Kace’s mournful yet rich vocals so that the song sounds like a direct connection to its words about a relationship in shambles that was never on the right footing from the beginning and which couldn’t be salvaged with earnest effort on the part of one person to make it all happen. In moments Kace’s vocals are reminiscent of Björk at her most vulnerable but overall the song resonates strongly with the art pop of Julia Holter and its pure fusion of pop, jazz and the avant-garde in a personal creative comment on one’s own limitations and blind spots. Listen to “I Did My Best” on Spotify and follow Elly Kace at the links below.
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