– featured image courtesy of alex huard –
montreal’s helena deland can transform a minimal soundscape into an overpowering entity.
her latest single, the nocturnal slow-burning “take it all,” is constructed with nary more than a sparse beat, a static guitar line, and some well-placed synths, allowing deland’s lead vocal to take command, calmly steering her vessel through the rough waters of a tumultuous relationship. some lines are searing, some endearing, but the sum is an arresting colossus of mood, one that wriggles into ear canals and sets up a long-term residence.
“take it all” is culled from deland’s forthcoming extended play, from the series of songs “altogether unaccompanied” vol. i & ii, out march 2nd via luminelle recordings. take a listen below.
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[…] four songs of spectral, spacious pop music. we’ve written about the second volume’s “take it all” in these pages before, a standout cut that recently received a music video […]