After all, this song is about being brave. The drumming becomes louder, or is it MBD’s heart pounding? No matter, because MBD raises her voice to match. On “Be Brave”, MBD begins as if she is a scout alone in the forest that begins to notice her surroundings as the yMusic Ensemble embellishes the melody with strange forest creature type sounds. The songs swing from one idea to the next in unexpected ways. The musical material here is consistently complex and playful. The band’s grit and MBD’s voice struggle against each other, which mimics the song’s theme of going beyond, so when the horn section announces its presence and closes the song, one believes the journey is over. This allows MBD to generate something aesthetically beautiful without it ever turning saccharine. Together, they construct aural landscapes of the imagination that intellectually and aesthetically challenge and tease the listener.Ĭonsider the industrial noises that begin “Reaching Through to the Other Side”, with the sound of a flute and a violin slithering through the incessant drumming. The band yMusic frames MBD’s work in a way that provides a context to her sonic adventures. She emotes with affect one minute and plays it straight the next without losing the creative thread. MBD is ably assisted by the yMusic Ensemble who provide instrumental and vocal backgrounds to her gem-like musical compositions that are rooted in avant garde traditions. It’s a neat trick and one not many singers can pull off. It’s not until MBD sustains a note or reaches from a low to high note without seemingly straining that one notices how beautifully she has been singing all along. The operatically trained vocalist gracefully moves from note to note in an artful manner. This is especially true on her latest album, All Things Will Unwind.
She has a gorgeous voice that sparkles when she sings. Shara Worden was right to rechristen herself as My Brightest Diamond.
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