By José Gandue @spinning zone
And yes, there are people who know how to make captivating music in a simple way. It must be a gift. There are artists who can captivate the world with their voice and a few instruments, drawing all ears to their stage. And incidentally, These graceful beings know how to tell everyday stories with such charm, with such elegance, wrapped in melodies that immediately envelop us tenderly, And we believe everything they say, even though they claim to come from other worlds, other times, and other vibrations. That's what happens with Vale Acevedo's new album, called A day for Valentina.
What this Argentine music offers us in its new compilation of eleven songs is total simplicity. It's about having a good time filled with blues, rock, pop, folk, samba, hints of hip hop, and other sonic species, untangling all the possibilities of bitterness and unease that surround us., Without trying to sell us magic potions, beyond the possibility of smiling and being infected by the good atmosphere it wants to convey. To some wary people, the usual suspects, it may seem like corny, not very combative, or not very committed material., But the truth is that Acevedo knows how to narrate everyday life, looking in the mirror and seeing how we lift our spirits, Or how we appreciate the small, everyday loves. It's the down-to-earth nature we'd like to experience every day, instead of listening to everything around us. In other words, what Acevedo creates is a fitting refuge for spiritual rest, a song we can sing on long journeys., The one that plays at the right moment while it's raining and we arrive at our bus stop. That's how it is, simplicity in its best splendor, that brings relief.
Let's describe this artist's sound a little more. Generally, her tunes start with acoustic guitar or piano and her voice, but if she deems it appropriate, she adds percussion, other strings, samplers, and synthesizers., But they come together to vary the environments and atmospheres, perhaps because of Acevedo's obsession with the possible aliens that surround her. And yes, Vale is a little crazy (or that's what she wants us to believe) but that doesn't detract from her charm, rather it adds to it. She is a free artist, who tells us what she wants, and she says it in her compositions. To understand more clearly, listen That's it, or, more boldly, Wanna, where it talks about «"wiping my nose with my sleeve and bending over so my thong is visible.". Perhaps the person reading this feels a little stuck in their ways. And perhaps listening to these kinds of texts can heal him of so much tension.
It's a fresh, varied, never boring album. It knows how to narrate the need for a nightly shower in End of day, the setbacks of the economy and of love in Whatever will be, will be., and even narrate the dawn, with winged characters included, in The bird. Vale Acevedo uses direct and to-the-point language, and I want to emphasize one point: a convincing tenderness without being cloying. Simple, as it should be.
