Album Review: Majken Shows That Being Young Is Like A “Dancing Mountain”
If you are a fan of Nico and The Velvet Underground then you will LOVE Majken. I have not seen any artist so capture the influx of 70’s, Pan-European youth that flocked to Chelsea, NYC to add hallucinogens to pop music. Majken rises as the Millennial version of Nico in her debut, Dancing Mountains; giving a straight-toned voice to the many blued layers being young, fun, and clueless.
Sometimes, I wonder if the best thing about being young is that there is so much you do not know Life is, literally, a giant exploration quest that, as you grow older, makes you feel settled in your knowledge, but, in youth, blanks you like an unwritten, textbook page. The unknown can be approached with fear, but when you are young it is approached with invincibility, which is why tracks like “Dreaming of Franco”, “Feel It All”, and “I Have Dream” sounds like gum-drops of bliss you chew for savoring happiness. From falling into love, “Fainted Love” to falling into fantasies, “I Have A Dream”, Majken makes being young sound like an endless opportunity for self-discovery and an open season to have fun and make mistakes. There is a vibe to youthfulness that, seemingly, gives a quiet acknowledgment/ permission to make errors because, part of not knowing about life, is choosing wrong courses and making them right again. “Dear You”, “Everything’s Wild”, and “Corner of 69” bubbles in synths waves and disco grooves to make you feel as if you are dancing under strobe lights, champagne, and friends for now. The fleeting nature of life and love does not go over Majken’s head, as in “Madness” and “Here And Now”, but her lyrics are one humongous, “Who cares?”. When it comes to life’s moment, especially youth, It is better to be present than gone. Thus, her instrumentals feel like they are lightly layered like a cake to have her voice frost over them in succinct, but sweet fashion. How she matches delicacy, delightfulness, dreaminess, and dance is a testament to why people love Euro-pop; it makes vulnerability venerable.
On August 25, you will mesmerized by the surfed, laid- back pop/rock of Dancing Mountain, and the delicious vocals of Majken. When she sings she is like light-beams crossing starred arrangements to show youthfulness never dies because of age; it dies because of apathy. As long as you feel, you will be young. Click Here For More Information.
