Album RevieW: Jade Bird Soars In Self-Titled Debut

I love Jade Bird. She has a voice that is clear in emotional intent as it sings to becoming purposeful. In her self-titled debut, she streamlines through the question every ambitious person will undergo; do I have the will for what I want? As a young woman rising in the music industry, the question seems personal for Jade Bird, and leads to songs that feel universal. 

Vocally and stylistically, Jade Bird has the potential to takeover Country and Americana charts. She treats folk music like it is a pop jam, and the result are tracks that balance mainstream attractiveness with personal relevance. “Ruins,” “Love Has All Been Done Before,” “If I Die,” and “Side Effects” have Jade Bird mulling through her determination to not let her heartbreaks or negative choices disintegrate her goals and greatness. People think you have to sacrifice what you love for your dreams, which at times you do. Yet, for Jade Bird, you also have to end past hurts and self-sabotaging, too, of which anxiety can be addicting. 

Personally, I do not know at what age people stop having existential crises or analyzing their legacy. Even if you are “17,” you will ponder what you want to become versus what you have become? Moreover, you will ask yourself how either effects the world, you, or the ones you wanted to love you ? “Good At It,” “I Get No Joy.” “Lottery” are only a few songs that exemplify this thought, and  Bird’s voice is the soulful perfection to emanate that. She is simultaneously light and weighty with her delivery; breathing in her notes and tying them with tons of thoughtfulness. She frames versus like questions reeling through a mind that treats life like a maze with a trophy at the end. Yet, that prize is constantly changing as you go further into the maze. 

Jade Bird’s self-titled debut is 100% an amazing, American record. It is an easy, infectious listen, and solidifies that Jade Bird will soar. From Taylor Swift to First Aid Kit, she is aligning with strong, young women that see folk music as an opportunity to be vulnerable and visionary. To Buy Jade Bird’s self-titled debut on April 19 Click Here.