‘The voice’ returns to its stripped-back setting, reminding long-time and new fans alike of the power and intricacy united across the lyrical and performative landscape of his work. 3mind Blight captures the essence of self-reflective chaos, with the echoing arena of poetic contemplation and rising ferocity that is Frayed.
Always the artist first, not confined by genre nor songwriting expectations, 3mind Blight stirs up the very structure of modern musical design with this release. What begins as a mellow acoustic number, soon evolves through moments of near heavy metal, progressive rock, and even electronic hard-rock. 3mind Blight is the genre, essentially, and these thoughts and creative outbursts form a melodic and enchanting tapestry of fearless revelation and vulnerability.
‘I lived a thousand lives’ consistently resounds and pierces through this meandering soundscape and performance, contrast masterfully utilised as ever – moments of power and dissonance re-grounded by those that seek to connect on a more intimate and quiet level. We’re even gifted a brief but beautifully fitting guitar solo.
Broken-hearted and impassioned until the end, Frayed encapsulates thoughts of regret and fear, considerations of the self and the past, wandering from satisfying familiarity through the great and haunting unknown – all of which is brought to life in both the lyrical journey and the growing and boldly versatile production around that. The performance too is incredibly diverse, 3mind Blight – the voice – knows no limits stylistically, and Frayed is perhaps one of the most poignant and striking examples of that.
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