Concert Review: It’s Gabby’s World And Rough Trade Lives In It
Watching GW, I kept on thinking about how 99% of performers qualify themselves as shy people. Many of the songs/ indie artists that are defining rising generations allude to the connection between coyness and intuitiveness; as if every human being is not struggling to connect with the world as much as enjoy the connection. After all, the minute you are born into the world you are, technically, connected to it. At Rough Trade, a crowd of Brooklynites decided to connect and enter Gabby’s World.
Vocally, Gabby sounds like wind blowing away petals of flowers; forceful, gentle, and plucking at people’s emotional stems. From “Lesson “ to “ Ode,“ Gabby analyzes the actions we take just to feel active; serving lyrics that feel hyper-aware of the ticks and tocks of every Millennial’s internal clock. You know which one! That old, grandma clock that spits out a wooden bird every time you realize that none of your plans have gone to plan. Of course, Gabby’s World is not new in singing to the individual heart that quakes like the earth with all that it quietly feels but never conveys. Yet, they seemed to solidify how important and amassing this topic is becoming.
The music scene isn’t simply about reflecting a generation’s flavor of sound but their emotional foundation. To enter an era is to hear the hopes, ideologies, sins, and plights that defined their participants’ lives. As Gabby’s World sang songs such as, “Winter, Withdraw” and “I Get You”I realized that, one day, people are going to look back to these artists and say, “2019! Damn that generation was in their feelings!” Lol! Of course, I say that with the utmost benevolence, especially because Gabby’s World grasps the haziness and fizziness of disappointment. Their chords and keys fuzz and gurgle like freshly poured soda, but their verses speak to the bubbles of such freshness frothing down. Yes, I just used a soda reference to make a point. Ironically, I don’t drink soda.
As Gabby’s melodies went from pop-punk jams to tender, folk ballads, I concluded that, perhaps, shyness isn’t about feeling or not knowing how to be with people. It’s instead the inner precaution that stirs when you are mindfully observant of people; how they are, what they do to each other, and where they see themselves. In essence, Gabby’s World sums up that we all are our own world but the “shy ones” realize it. For More Information On Gabby’s World Click Here.
