“JUST A FEELING” BY EMMA MILLER: A SOUL-PIERCING MELODY OF EMOTIONAL TURMOIL
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Music has its own way of speaking to us directly without having to make noise, the calm nature, the breeze of healing it carries and the power to pierce the soul and connects it with it makes it and intriguing part of our lives. So to be able to craft music that does this is magical and beautiful. Sometimes you wake up and your mood is just down, you’re filled with thoughts, moments and memories that just keeps lingering around and clouding your head making it difficult for you to focus on anything. This feeling and state is what Emma Miller has crafted on her latest single titled, “Just A Feeling.” A song from her upcoming EP that talks about the emotional turmoil one goes through out of nothing blended with a touching alt-folk ballad that resonates deeply with listeners. What’s beautiful about this song is that, its actually an experience from Emma’s personal journey of dealing with unexpected bouts of sadness, capturing the brief nature of emotions and the immediate clarity that comes afterwards.
Now this song “Just A Feeling” right after releasing the play button button unfolds beautifully with this harmonious melodies that takes listeners into its beautiful musical arrangements that blends elements folk with playful synths and atmospheric nuances, all thanks to producer Lucas Mendes’ magical touch of merging hip-hop-inspired beats with soulful melodies. You’re then met with Emma’s soothing vocals merging with the beatdrop as the song progresses, the lyrics of the song then begins to consume the listener and puts them in a contemplative mood and let’s them reflects on those moments of despair that comes briefly and the struggle to deal with it. As you continue listening to the song, you realize how elite Emma’s lyrics are, delving into themes of uncertainties and despair, with lines like “it’s been a week and I’ve had my head up in the clouds” hinting at the touching moments where confusion, frustrations and the struggle to deal with those moments sets in. Then as the song progresses, the chorus comes in as a source of strength and hope with its repetitive lines “it’s just a feeling, it’s just a moment,” capturing the brief nature of emotions that can consume you yet disappears within a short time. Such a beauty of a track this one, it takes through a human experience that many fails to explore. This something we all experience mostly, at one moment you wake up and it’s all smiles and happy face, then something kicks in and memories of moments that you don’t want kicks in, then you begin to question yourself if you don’t deserve happiness, what’s happening to you, why always you and why always this, but Emma wants you to know, it’s okay, and it’s just a feeling. Rather focus on the beauty in nature, and embrace everything and everyday with joy even in those moments, for it’s just for a brief time and won’t last forever. Now that’s how you make music to resonate deeply with listeners and that’s why this is a must-listen masterpiece.
Well this song Just A Feeling by Emma Miller is indeed an eye opener and an intriguing piece. The song goes on to show Emma’s ability to craft deep and raw lyrics that is introspective and beautiful. The song with its beautiful musical arrangements gives off this old folk storytellers vibe merged with honesty and vulnerability set against beats that grows and deepens with every chord progression and lyrical turn. To me this is a beautiful snippet into her upcoming EP titled “Artifacts,” and I can’t wait to see what she has for us, but trust it’s gonna be a beautiful EP. So why don’t you go ahead and give this song a listen and enjoy some good music. ENJOY!! Make sure to check her out on the links below for more;
https://m.youtube.com/user/illemE35
https://emmamiller.bandcamp.com/
https://tiktok.com/@heyemmamiller
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