Album Review: Eve Owen Say Don’ Let The Ink Dry
Eve Owen’s Don’t Let The Ink Dry feels like a mythical dive into quarantine life. Yes, the Aaron Dressner produced album may have been done way before the lockdown, but it is kismet that its release comes on May 8, when most of us will still be aging in our “stay at homes” wondering what life was like before all this hit the fan. Owen’s sound comes of hallucinatory; with her ethereal voice delivering the riches and randomness of one’s over-thoughts.
From “Tudor” to “So Still” for you, I kept on thinking of Radiohead’s “There There” video. The song, itself, is a creepy fairytale like, one where the Lady of The Lake tries to drown all young lovers. Yet, it has comforting feel; as if everyone goes through the Dark Forest to end up back in their palace. With this idea, Don’t Let The Ink Dry has a clear message; don’t let the ink dry, from which you write your life’s story, because you are on a bad chapter. While this is true, no one has ever NOT felt like tossing the book of their life away. Thus, Owen’s airily, high register floats with real distress.
Okay, we all know we are not supposed to give up on our lives, but, sometimes, it is hard not to want to leave that thing on the doorstep of a firehouse or tell it you are just going to get some milk and never return to pick it up. Catch my drift! Our lives can feel like a baby we want to abandon; filled with new life but not aged enough to be independent. This feeling carries throughout songs such as, “For Redemption,” “Lone Swan,” and “Blue Moon.”
Eve Owen – She Says (official video)
Each song feels like a tiny mythos in the journey of a woman trying too feel comfortable with being uncomfortable. In total, Owen’s record is light, pure, and deep; building its rhythms like a blanket of snow that thickens as the days passes or rather upon listens. To Buy Eve Owen’s Don’t Let The Ink Dry On May 8 Click Here.
