![]() ![]() It is a little jarring to see Rose being widely more popular abroad than at home, but also a reminder that good music, be it of any genre, is universal, and when Rose is capable of writing songs as good as this, the hope is that someone, somewhere, will identify with them. It is a stunning track, with the implementation of strings adding depth and texture to Rose’s voice. Fellow stand out track ‘Moirai’, the Greek Goddesses of fate and destiny, seems likely to be a hit with TV producers for soundtracking those moments designed to pull on the heartstrings. It is here where Rose sounds most confident in her voice testament to the quality of her songwriting, which is at its strongest on this record. Rose is supported on ‘Floral Dresses’ by fellow For Folks Sake favourites The Staves, providing soaring harmonies. The delicate instrumentation on ‘Is this called Home?’ puts Rose front and centre, something that is replicated throughout the record. Taking a more pared back approach from Work it Out, Lucy’s last record, the songs here shine all the more brighter. In music’s modern world, countries including Chile and Argentine were identified as listener hotspots, and after undertaking a month long tour during 2016, Rose set about writing the songs that would comprise Something’s Changing. In her press for this record, Lucy stressed how it was only through people in South America contacting her to declare their admiration for her work, and then a subsequent tour of the continent, that rekindled her desire to record music. And I’m still blue/so blue.It is hard to believe that were it not for the power of the internet, Something’s Changing, Lucy Rose’s 3 rd record, would probably not exist. In her closing track, she is good natured as she coos, “Song after song/All about me and my misery. Rose knows she’s written a collection of blue songs and instead of fighting the inclination, she embraces it. “No Words Left” is melancholy in a way that feels relatable and raw. In “Solo(w)” her pain is palpable as soft piano crescendos and she sings out, hypnotically and repetitively, “Cause something’s missing/When I am solo, so low, solo, so low.” ″What Does It Take” is pleading, while “Treat Me Like a Women” shows her resolve as she confronts the man who “fires” words at her: “And you treat me like a fool/Or do you treat me like a woman.” Though Rose remains delicate throughout, she strikes different tones on each song. 1),” the album never forces itself along. With peaceful interludes, like “Just a Moment” and the appropriately named “No Words Left (Pt. The instrumental track “Just a Moment” begins like a lullaby, the guitar softly strumming in. ![]()
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