When you're moving on from a piece of your past, the emotions you experience in that bittersweet progression can be near to impossible to explain. These complex feelings of reflection are masterfully captured in Allyson Whitmell's song "Crack in my Window", a poetic journey that takes on feelings of comfort and memory in its lyrics and sound. The words take you into precise moments of watching and feeling with imagery in the lyrics that allows you to experience the depth of the connection the speaker has with the place she is leaving. The truly impactful words "I know I have to go, but this place, it has me tied to its soul" are a representation of how we can connect to things and how moving on can be difficult. Understanding the growth the speaker has experienced, words like "the girl who came is not who is left" can resonate with listeners who connect milestones and progression in their life with physical places. Bask in the beauty of leaving a place you love and take in the sentimentality in this immersive soft pop song.
This track will entrance you with its beautiful journey of expression, using violin and keys to match the graceful poeticism of "Crack in my Window". Glowing piano and strings escort Allyson's soft a vocals as they wrap a blanket of comfort around your shoulders through an intensely beautiful and nostalgic sonic experience. Her singing starts off slow in pace, weaving in emotional expression through vocalizing into the track. Leading into a more consistent and enrapturing pace, the vocals grow loud and whole, showing off her incredible range. The way this song builds in power and intensity definitely reflects the musical theatre influences in her style with a storied sound to the tune. Vocal layering creates a truly angelic sound of holding on near the bridge before the singing's tone spans into a softer voicing then powerful melismatic belting.
Allyson Whitmell is a musician with powerful vocals, emotive lyricism, and immense talents on the piano. After fostering her skills studying performance and composition at the University of Toronto, she has explored different walks of music and writing. She blends different genres in her style with jazz, pop, and musical theater, performing covers and original songs for audiences at gigs including regular gigs at Sweet Duchess Kitchen & Cafe in Aurora, Ontario. As a composer, Allyson has made music for the stage and the screen, having composed and recorded for a short film, a musical rendition of a poem, as well as orchestra compositions. Check out the links below to explore her music.
Written By Hanna Kowal
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