To: Adam
Love: Dave
Date Sent: 11/12/2018
Lapsley – Long Way Home
Release Date: March 4th, 2016
This album, or at least some songs from this album, have made their rounds in our listening past. As it turns out, the album is quite awesome. Her voice is not tremendous, but the uniqueness of each song on the record, along with her English accent really makes for a pleasant listening experience. You can listen straight through. Each track is different from the last, so that diversity helps as you listen.
I think we were introduced to Lapsley through the Autumn Leaves playlists on Spotify. At least that is what Xtina said. The song Falling Short is on that playlist. I guess that song brought me to this album and I never stopped listening. She is only 22 and this album came out in 2016, so I guess we can hope for some more music from her soon? I do not believe that she is that popular, but I have no access to the outside world, so what the F do I know? I won’t belabor the point, but the diversity of the album really does add to its allure. Being able to change the sound from track to track and not have the listener just skip songs shows an artist’s true talent. It should be appreciated.
Though her music is on the slow side, her unique sound has the ability to induce chills. When an album or song can actually create a feeling in me (See: The Weeknd), I know that I have stumbled upon something real. This album has that power, more specifically, songs like Hurt Me and Station stand out in this regard. Their distinct sound musically paired with her voice, as opposed to her voice being the focus, makes it easy to appreciate the subtle efforts to create a genuinely perfect listening experience. I am all in on Lapsley and am very excited to add her to our list of unforgettable albums.
Adam’s Reaction:
OK so you are more of a Lapsley fan than I am, further evidenced by your addition of Station to ADAMANIACS (brother playlist). Honestly, before you sent this compelling email, I would elect to skip that song on our playlist and now it is one of my favorites from the album. I concur with your statement about an artist’s ability to change up the sound of an album without losing a listener, but can you give me a better example of who is currently doing this? I imagine that as you wrote on this component that you actually had a band or artist in mind (i.e., Kendrick or Bowie). Anyway, let’s listen to this album together, so that I can hopefully cultivate a larger interest in her work, especially if we are anticipating a new project from her. I would really like to add her to my arsenal, but I think I just need more exposure.
The Favorites:
Adam:
Dave: Falling Short