Awesome Artistry

I have known of Virginia Wigmore since the first time I heard her single "Black Sheep." My mother played the song quite a few times around the time of it's release and I thought it was interesting. I was intrigued by the sound of her voice at the time because of it's unique, expressive quality and the old Western feel that came along with it. For a period of time, I sort of forgot about Gin until I heard "Black Sheep" on season two of one of my favorite shows, Teen Wolf. I began listening to her music again. I've grown much fonder of the passion that Gin puts into her lyrics and the captivating structure of her music since I first listened to her. Just a few months ago she released her third studio album titled, "Blood to Bone." I was anticipating the release of this album because Wigmore seems to get better and better with every release. I was in love with every track. My favorite song, and the reason for this blog post, is the last track on the album titled, "I Will Love You." The raw beauty of this song is what first caught my attention. There is hardly any editing done to this song at all. It gives the impression of a live recording. The piano part is even simple, because it is just basic chord progressions played repeatedly throughout. The lyrics are astonishing and full of mysterious meaning as well. I feel that this song was the perfect way to end such a stellar album and really show how unique her voice truly is. I would recommend giving it a listen ( by clicking the album artwork) as well as her entire album. I'm looking forward to her next beautiful creation.

I first heard Aurora Aksnes while listening to music with my father one Saturday afternoon in late August. Sometimes, he and I watch music videos on YouTube together on our TV when we get the chance. We stumbled across a video labeled, "AURORA - Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1)." I had to give it a listen because of it's intriguing title. When I watched the music video I was completely captivated throughout the entire song. Although the video is quite uneventful, it holds a very powerful essence and helps bring even more meaning into her powerful lyrics. I loved the dissonance in the music along with its simple chords that manage to hold so much power. I made my very melancholy interpretation of the song as soon as it ended, and if you haven't heard it, believe me, it's really sad. There's almost a sense of bitter-sweetness to the message she conveys throughout the entire track. The version I first heard was actually the acoustic version of this song (Which you can view by clicking on the album artwork), but I feel that it being stripped down to nothing but an acoustic guitar makes the song even more powerful. I then began to search deeper into the internet to see what other remarkable creations this young woman has crafted. I found that she has released an EP called, "Running With The Wolves." My favorite songs on the EP are Runaway and Running With The Wolves. Of course, all the tracks are quite magnificent to my ears. If you haven't already heard of her, here's a link to her website (AURORA). She's about to put out her first, full-length album and I can't describe how truly excited I am to hear more wonderful creations by this stunning artist.