Concert Review: Molly Burch Shows Love Grows At MHOW
Molly Burch has grown into her own skin. Having seen her a while back, at a local pub, and witnessing her open at Music Hall of Williamsburg, I was moved by how many steps she has taken to connect with her crowd. Removing her guitar and standing center, she poured her songs of heartbreak as if they were on tap with all the other beers. Frankly, were all taking a sip.
Similar to Lana Del Rey, Burch thrives on loneliness. From her music to her presence, she seems lonely, vulnerable, and sings like a woman speaking to life to say, “I have tried to love you. So when I are you going to try to love me back?” We have ALL asked that question at one point in our life, and playing, under the dimmed hues of MHOW, the depth and desperation of that question radiated through her voice like a heater in winter.
The crowd stared and swayed with Molly as she stared and swayed right back. She does not talk much; preferring to course through her last album, Please Be Mine, as if its songs were a sonic bag of heart-shaped valentines. The yearning and yodeling of her vocals resonated with every person that has loved someone who was leaving them. Unlike many singers of love, Molly sings to those of us who got the “guy” or “gal”, began a relationship, and then saw it end without any idea of how the start moved to the finish line. She is the dreamy songstress for “after the film ends”, and the protagonist couple gets married, but has to build a marriage off-screen; where no one sees that gaining a partner for life takes serious dedication.
Introducing new songs, like “Good Behavior”, Molly’s music was lo-fi romanticism with glamorous twinges of 60’s synth-pop. You felt taken back to the innocence of love, and how ,even as an adult, holding hands, looking into your partner’s eyes, and saying “I love you” makes you feel happy like a kid. Blessed with a voice that fumes and flakes like a surprise snowfall in Spring, Molly Burch is a “go-to” for those who approach maturely the child-like nature of love. For More Information On Molly Burch Click Here.
