Broadjam Artist: Eight of Spades
Song: Underneath
Reviewer: Suzy Haworth
Positive Comments: The genre said this song was Folk but it had a distinct orchestral moody dark arrangement that hinted of “1000 Years” Sara Barielles but with more of a lush wall of sound quality it was difficult to put into a specific genre. I had a hard time hearing the lyric but that seems to be the way of production these days so that’s just me I like to hear the singer! She has a ethereal beautiful style of vocal. Very “Twilight” or “Twin Peaks” style of music to my ears suited to a moody dark storyline in film or TV series.
Constructive Comments: My only critic of the song is that I would like to have heard the chorus melody lift a bit more, change of tempo? It is lovely how it is, to my ears though seemed to get a bit lost in the verse. Maybe a bit more texture in the instrumentation , a sparser verse section to give the lush orchestration more punch when it comes back into the chorus, maybe a change of instrument from the piano? Like a accoustic guitar, mandolin or voila/cello/flute. I love to hear the vocals out front of the mix but I understand this goes against the grain as far as modern production is concerned, just a personal preference. Overall enjoyed the trac muchly!