New Music Critiques: Annabelle Marie

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Contact: [email protected] 

Web: bohemianinlondon.co.uk

Seeking: Film/TV composing

Style: Future soul, Neo soul, Neo classical

Hypnotic, mesmerizing, enticing, etherial—all are words that apply to British-based artist Annabelle Marie. The entirety of her “You” single is an aural massage—it washes in on a swathe of chill beats and floating melody, and proceed to carry you away on a mystical magic carpet of musical magnificence. References include Massive Attack, Faithless and Portishead—there are trip-hop elements, trance too, and it’s hard to dissect into specific elements because the music is blended into one very relaxing and ultimately effective whole. Her occasional use of piano only amplifies the sparse yet fulfilling feeling that the music provides. Devastating and thrilling, Marie’s music is an emotionally fraught, exhilarating experience.