Concert Review: Katy Rea Is Same Kind of Woman In NYC
Katy Rea has a voice that is powerfully precise. She knows the subtleties and dramatics that ignite a song’s emotionality; asking you to to simmer and condense life’s theatricality into her stable, still presence. At Baby’s All Right, Katy Rea did she made little feel like much.
For Katy Rea, what makes her shine is how she does not need to do much to convey much. There is a “dough-eyed” nature to tracks like, “Actress,” “Same Kind Of Woman,” and “ Dark Sometimes ” where Katy ranges and twists her voice to reflect inner quirks. Lyrically, she comes off as a simple spirit with a plethora of ideas and wits about life and love that she is surprised anyone would want her to hide or leave. The notion makes her come off like a living, literary figure from a novel where the heroine has to realize she deserves a genuine connection, even if it is only with a few persons.
We may know a lot of people, but we love very few. Why? Because love require authenticity to flourish, and such depth cannot be given to just anyone. Songs such as, “Is Religion,” “Brain On Snacks” and “Easy Thing” have Rea’s voice balancing mysticalness and mindfulness. She taps into your chakras with sung images to reflect our human one and it works. You lighten while her voice sounds like the soil planting your thoughts. I know that comparing someone voice to “soil” might be negative for some, but the earth is a beautiful, rich entity; literally feeding what feeds us. In that very same way, Rea serves your soul with a presence that feels beautifully distant; as if she radioing in her vocals and verses from a cabin in the woods.
Whether she closes her eyes and caresses her guitar or looks at the distance as if a film reel is replaying her life, Rea feels invitingly distant. You are drawn to her because you feel like, when she sings, she is elevating to somewhere else and is doing it with a humble grace. This element is so important in a time when some of the biggest rising acts like, Mitski, Courtney Bartnett, Snail Mail, and Phoebe Bridgers, are dominating the scene with a folksy panache that turns music genres into mood selections. Katy Rea feels just right in rising with them. For More Information On Katy Rea Click Here.
