Davyd Nightingale is a twenty-one-year old artist who is located in the UK. He originally was born in Lithuania, but moved to the UK at the age of five. Nightingale strived to become an illustrator and a concept artist in the video games industry. In his spare time, he would narrate horror stories (creepypastas) on YouTube. Through a series of mental health struggles, music would be a great escape and the art he is currently pursuing. He recently released Myself To Me.
Myself To Me is an EP with three songs. The music falls into darker hip-hop and starts with the song “"Look At Me.” Nightingale mentions this about the song: “this version of me thinks of himself as not good enough to achieve this goal to its fullest potential.” As someone who is twice his age I can say he has plenty of time to achieve the goals he is setting for himself. Musically, the song contains a mix of vocal styles. It’s emotive and he sings, sort of raps and displays some emotive lyrics. He questions his abilities by asking “Am I good enough for this.”The beat and music is lush but also haunting and pensive. According to Nightingale “Alter Ego” “takes a darker turn, with this ‘alter ego’ persona being a representation of the devil and him whispering to me, saying that I can achieve everything I want, but it would ultimately change me as a person and most likely ruin me. You can hear in the track, the voice goes more and more devilish, showing that I will become more like this ‘alter ego’ in the end.” You can definitely hear this on the track and it’s achieved through effects. It sounds like he might be using a doubler and then de-tuned it. I thought this was inventive and made good use of tools available. Nightingale explains that “Nightfall” is about letting go of doubt and striving to reach the top, ignoring the anxious thoughts that follow. That to me made sense and was connected to the first song and getting past your doubts. There’s heavy auto-tune on his voice and this song felt a lot more positive and optimistic. In my opinion a good way to end the EP. Nightingale is off to a solid start. The songs felt cohesive and listening from beginning to end is the way to go. I look forward to hearing where he goes from here.
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