Concert Review: Farao Gifts Us With Alien Pop At Rockwood
As I watched Farao winged her fingers through chimes and pressed buttons on her keyboard that lit up like a Star Trek panel, I kept on thinking this woman is going to be huge. She gives me Bishop Briggs/ Dua Lipa vibes, of women that feel counter cultural despite being everything we love about pop. Their demeanors and distinct style strike as independent while their songs sing to the times we latched on to a lover.
It will sound funny and strange, but, when describing Farao’s performance/ music, I kept on saying, “She is Sailor Moon meets womanhood!” When we think of Sailor Moon, we think of a cosmic being, whom is sweet, innocent, and seemingly too powerful to be such things. She holds the universe in her palm and has a naive charm about it, but, in trying to connect with others, her power becomes endangered, which is where womanhood lies. As human beings, we are called to share our lives with each other, but if we do not learn how to love well then we live badly and threaten our own power. Yet, Farao sings to the galaxies of dreams and opportunities that are born when you decide fall in love, and see how it can make your grow.
Sonically, Farao’s music is epic and prodigious. She arranges her instrumentals as if they were trying to build a temple in 1988 Jupiter: she is off the planet, in a different time, and with a sacred purpose. Her electro soundscapes engulf you with their magic and boundlessness. Suddenly, you are unchained by the pressures of life so that you can demand from love. As we grow it is hard to maintain, build, and feel what makes us brightly magical, and her songs make you feel like a cosmos with legs. Vocally, Farao is willowy; molding and stretching her vocality like another string meant to build the melody. It is enrapturing, especially because she does not talk to the crowd and, when the music plays behind her for a minute, she simply looks outward; making her isolation fascinating.
While she thanked us for coming, Farao treats her show like a display. You come, you watch, and you make an opinion. She does not do much beyond seduce the microphone with her hushes and lyrical kisses as we all consume her vast rhythms. She is, certainly, creating music that will be loved for its strangeness because no one sounds like her, and that is a benefit. For More Information on Farao Click Here.
