Jodie Nicholson reflects on her life as a musician in “You Wanted This” and the complex dynamic between self and one’s aspirations and the realities of navigating the world of being a songwriter in the music industry of today. She begins by singing, “I wanted this, I wanted this” and then shifting into “You wanted this, you wanted this” in a simple yet deft turn of internal dialogue all while surrounded by lingering synth tones both in higher and lower registers like a hazy drone. A spare piano part accents the mood and when the rhythm kicks in so does a full range of moody atmospheric swells that conveys a sense of the songwriter trailing off the thoughts and walking into the evening with a light sprinkling of rain fall all around. The production on the song and its tonal shifts is masterfully subtle yet impactful centering on Nicholson’s expressive and melancholic vocals and gift for augmenting the melodic range of the arrangements. Altogether it allows for Nicholson to speak eloquently to the tensions and sometimes uneasy acceptance of the pluses and negatives as they are in order to do the most important things in your life. Listen to “You Wanted This” on Spotify and follow Jodie Nicholson at the links below. Nicholson’s new album Safe Hands released May 10, 2024.
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