I’ve mentioned this recently but it bears repeating. When I read about why an artist makes music it seems about seventy five percent use it as a form of cathartic release or therapy. The story is something like that person is going through a dark period and starting writing to deal with it. I’ve come to realize that this aspect is perhaps more beautiful than the art could ever be. At the end of the day music is there for us to lift or change our emotions in some way.
Months by Floppy is built from adverse emotions and rides a line of melancholy not too far from an artist like Julien Baker. Her voice is often subdued and is sort of monotone with a sad affectation. It's fitting for the song and I thought she sounded good. I liked the fact that she was willing to explore her voice and some of the dynamics shift which created a more hopeful quality to some of the words. “Summer's over” is the opener and is built on synths, drums, and guitar. The groove is fairly hypnotic and I thought the vocal melodies were very well done. She has more success with “Months” which is very ambient and in fact sounded a little more aligned with an artist like Juliana Barwick. The song goes for an epic crescendo although the dissonance and timing sounds a little off at points. There is a dip into contemplative piano notes. “Yesterday, today and tomorrow (interlude)” was the third track. It felt a little too early for a short vignette but was an ethereal ambient piece. “Sheets” is a sparse song and arguably the best vocal performance. The double tracked vocals sound good here. “July 27” introduces drums along with a little more hope. “Soft pain” is really catchy and a near perfect balance of melancholy and warmth while the closer “Think again” is a beautiful closer with overlapping vocal harmonies. Twenty-years-old seems so young to me these days. Almost twenty years have passed since being that age and while some core things have stayed the same, I'm basically a different person. My point is that at twenty years of age you don’t even realize how much life you have left. There is much possibility left in who you can become. Months is a testament to a period of time and I thought the album did a good job capturing heartfelt emotions. Suffice it to say I hope to hear more music from her because at such a young age she has plenty of time to make more music which will most likely reflect (at least in part) how she felt when it was recorded.
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