Maiya Blaney's second album, A Room With a Door That Closes, showcases the artist's ability to fuse chaotic sounds with introspective lyrics about self-worth. The album melds folk, electronic, and alt-rock with influences from neo-soul, echoing the styles of Tirzah and Yves Tumor. Throughout, Blaney's powerful voice delivers emotional depth, particularly in tracks like "Could You" and "Honey I," which address loneliness and self-acceptance. The work reflects Blaney's evolution as a songwriter, weaving a complicated tapestry of feelings that resonate with listeners.
Blaney continually pulls off this move on her serpentine, exceptional second album: combining discordant sounds into a tense emulsion until the mixture suddenly ruptures.
There are days I'm not alright/Is that okay with you? she admits on Could You, voice dripping with melancholy over a gently rippling guitar.
Honey I conveys a similarly acute sense of loneliness across a delicately curving vocal melody, breakbeats, and electric guitar.
I'll try to make it better, she assures during the song's bridge, a promise that grows more insistent and more disillusioned with each climbing octave.
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