Concert Review: Emily King Is Smooth Cool at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Ugh, Emily King is so cool. I know that is probably the most basic review of an artist you have ever read, but I will elaborate. The essence of her feels like, COOL! When someone is confident in their art and how they embody it than she is simply COOL! I can divide the magnificence of Emily King into three sections: her vocals, her art, and her presence.
Emily King’s Voice
Can a voice literally sound like, hot cocoa? Her voice is particularly warm like, the lullaby a loving mother sings to her child. That child knows her mom’s voice as protective and innately enlivening. Thus, when I compare King’s voice to the ethereal wealth of your mother’s lullabies it is because the soft, calmness in her vocals is deeply ingrained. No matter what pitch, tone, or range, King slides into them like, a homerun. Literally, if her voice was in a baseball team, it would be a star player. Its ability to always sound good, affectionate, and rich is supernatural. Her last album, The Switch, is one of the best albums of 2015, and sounds like a tender touch on your ears. It brings eclectic stylings and synthetic rhythms to R&B that are comparable to Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange.
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Emily King’s Art
Rare Achievement Alert: Emily King is 100% herself. I compared her to Frank Ocean because both have taken their love for R&B and displayed the soulfulness of their words and voice like they were high-end art pieces at the MoMA. They are not only colorful in their music, but they paint their sounds with unique strokes and placements to assure that each one stands individually. Part of the success of Ocean and King, is that their own work is not comparable to itself. They are constantly growing as musicians, in terms of their compositions, and see music as a layered experience. They strike for the feelings, thoughts, virtues, consciousness, and overall story of a spirit. Thus, King’s ability to stand in her own as a singer/ song-writer is what makes her so attractive. You will not find another Emily King, in the same way that you will never find another Van Gogh or Picasso. They make art specific to their talent and entire being.
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Emily King’s Presence
Emily King approaches the stage like the coolest, art student in high school. She is a young, burst of dynamism that so aware of her artistry. She sees her music like an intellectual would at discovering and elevating the details of songs rather than their basics. Add on, that her music has the most playful bassline, and you will happily move as if you, too, were the coolest, smartest outcast to hit the scene. Ultimately, King celebrates being celestially unique or feeling like being yourself is the closest you will be to touching the sky. Her songs have a Heavenly quality to them in both their mastery, but ability to feel light when speaking truthfully on subjects like heartache, insecurity, and the confusion over where you stand in life/love. Thus, you will dance and listen to good music at an Emily King concert, but you will also feel empowered to see someone be their self and have that be wonderful.
Overall, Emily King is one of funnest, most empowering acts you can watch. She is unbelievable talented and in tune with her talent. It is fascinating and enriching to watch someone so precise with who they want to be and how they wish their music to manifest from their heart. Click Here for more information on Emily King and to buy The Switch Deluxe Edition. This amazingly talented being called Emily King rocked Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 15.
