Concert Review: Chloe Foy Epitomizes The Beauty of Lonely Youth
I think the younger you are, the harder it is to be alone because of social anxieties and the pressure to be somewhere at a certain time. That pressure never leaves but, as you get older, you learn how to carry it. Still, silence seems to carry a weight of conversations you don’t want have with anyone, especially yourself, and in that space lives Chloe Foy. She sings the to silence every youth carries in their mind; readying to echo impassioned desires and inner frailties.
Chloe Foy – Without You
At Mercury Lounge, Chloe Foy felt like a little sister. She is friendly and smiley, and interacts with the crowd and audience like a young soul with wisdom beyond her years. As a songwriter, she has been blessed with a capacity to frame heartbreak like poetry, which if you read any of “break-up poems” from my teen years, you will know that is not easy. It is as is she puts relationship insecurities through a Brita filter so that they feel clearer and more drinkable to the crowd. That type of dynamic made her both admirable and accessible like, how you would text your little, wise sister when you ex, suddenly, calls you after 1 year apart. HEY! It happens!
At her show, Foy was a young,UK rising star with a black beret and a massive heart that grew beyond her petite frame and a voice that soared like singular, light beam. There was something stunningly lonely about her voice and how she carried herself like, a young, Jane Austen writing the fantasies she has of love, but not sure if all that “mushy goodness” ever leaves the page to become reality. As a young woman, I feel misled by Netflix “rom-coms” and classic, English literature; neither understand the weight of an online dating profile Yet, Foy’s guitar-led melodies bring a picturesque sense of nature to the highs and lows of 2019 love.
Asylum – Chloe Foy
It is hard to describe Foy’s voice, but, when you hear it live, you understand why she is growing in popularity. There is something wholesome and hearty to her vocality like a chicken soup for the soul. Add on that she is friendly and smiley, and you love that she feels like a spokesperson for broken hearts; giving you a Covergirl sensibility with a Sylvia Plath verbosity. In essence, she painted romantic pains with a lyrically, colorful brush that could easily do a Maybelline campaign. For More Information On Chloe Foy Click Here.
