” the song smooths out the rough edges of your day” Justin West – Baby Lie
‘Baby Lie’ has a brilliantly big and warming musical backdrop that emerges right from the very first moment. The instrumentation has a country and blues vibe that is presented with grace and skill, and everything involved works hard to give off a mellow and easy to get into piece of music. The song writing has a familiar feel to it, though the song itself sounds brand new – the melody is new, the leading vocal has something fresh and untouched about it; the music and the performance are quite simply very honest and real. You can most probably trust that the artist behind the recording would deliver something fairly close to this at a live performance; it’s quite likely in fact that there would be even more emotion and passion at a live show.
The emotion is clear throughout the performance; it’s subtle, but certain – the honesty seems to be reflected in the vocal performance and in the chords chosen, as well as the general way in which the track develops and evolves. The music represents the concept well, it sets the right kind of mood for these emotions, and it seems very genuine to listen to – as if you know almost for certain that the songwriter is writing truthfully and from personal experience. The great thing is that it’s also a song and a concept that works on a number of levels, it’s something many listeners are likely to relate to and understand.
The production on the track is really well done, the whole thing has a professional and complete presentation that means you can easily press play and sit back to relax while the song smooths out the rough edges of your day. It’s a pleasure to hear a country inspired song with such a mellow and honest essence.
By Rebecca Cullen
Rebecca is a Musician and writer from Manchester, UK, with an MA in Song Writing.
