New Music Critiques: Velvet Halo

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Contact: [email protected]
Web: velvethalomusic.com
Seeking: Film/TV, Label
Style: Soft Pop, Indie

Velvet Halo is a collaboration that sees L.A.-based vocalist Justina Shandler joining forces with Portland producer David Thiele, and the results are spectacular. The songs are so beautifully written, blessed with introspective lyrics and odd little curveballs, that they manage to feel both comfortingly familiar and utterly refreshing simultaneously. The harmonies, when they arrive, are delicious, and Thiele injects an epic vibe in places that amps the songs up without ever approaching cheesy territory. “Fool Again” is a highlight; the song is a human journey, an evolution of knowledge that most of us experience. Apparently, these two make magic together and there’s every chance that a lot of people will enjoy it.