Elly Kace - “Even with the light on”
Singer songwriter Elly Kace, from Brooklyn, New York, has just released the melancholic dream pop track “Even with the light on.”
“Even with the light on” is a graceful, flowing composition that is disarmingly spellbinding. Almost as if it is suspended in time, it thoughtfully reflects on feelings of loss, sadness and the bittersweet beauty in healing.
Built around the delicate groove of brush drums and a warm, reflective bassline, the song sways breezily. Almost as if you are being carried away in a slow-motion waltz or sung a lullaby. Washing over this steady rhythm are vaporous, reverberating layers of dreamy, radiant guitar and weaving, ambient piano motifs.
What makes “Even with the light on” exceptionally special is how it assertively stays in a meditative mood from start to finish. It soothingly reinforces the emotion of acceptance by staying tender throughout. It never builds toward a crescendo or dramatic release, instead unfolding like a gentle exhale of emotion.
Elly Kace delicately and intimately delivers the vocal with an ethereal purity. Gently rising and falling, the melodically weaving performance is controlled yet sensitive. Filled with tender nuances it is nothing short of hauntingly melancholic, vulnerable and emotionally raw.
On the track, Elly Kace adds: “Even with the light on is a tender but adamant goodbye to the phantoms that linger in dreams. The death of a former love exploded his presence into my life and I found myself waking at 3am sensing him nearby. The complicated nature of feeling unsafe in that unknown and the sadness at the loss is the soul of this song. No matter the spells I cast, the lights I keep lit, there are some souls that are tethered to my existence that hold me in fear patterns. The gentle and loving release of them is the challenge of a lifetime.”
“Even with the light on” is a reverent, haunting dream pop ballad filled with a lush, dreamy ethereal ambiance that lingers long after the final note. Connect with Elly Kace: Spotify | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook