Acoustic guitar-led and drenched in emotion and reverb in equal amounts, Kye Alfred Hillig takes us through scenes of poetic memory and introspection, with the heartfelt melodies and evocative embrace of Widowmaker Express.
Building slowly around these initial organic elements, Kye Alfred Hillig’s voice is intermittently delicate and bold, and Oh, Magic is perhaps the perfect introduction to that quality, and to the wave-like sentiments and diary entries of this album.
From Disease of The Heart through Bones, Rosalynne, Bones, the style holds closely to a recognisable Kye Alfred Hillig sound – a singer-songwriter intimacy occasionally elevated by something a little more U2 or Springsteen-like.
Noting over a decade immersed in songwriting and live performance, Kye Alfred Hillig’s experience and openness shine brightly in seconds, and the album consistently increases its appeal on that note, getting all the more vulnerable and even heart-breaking as these stories proceed.
Themes of mortality, faith, and finding the strength to continue, all line the walls of these impassioned outpourings, from an artist who clearly commits to the moment as if it’s a therapeutic essential for personal healing or clarity.
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