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Old 12th January 2018, 11:34 AM
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I would say her voice is a big part of it. One way I’ve begun to describe her sound is that she always sings as if someone is wringing her heart - twisting it in their hands. That high pitch that she has always gives me that sort of impression. It’s very emotional, and you can really feel that in her songs. It’s almost whiney in a way, but that in my opinion is what makes it so powerful. She feels emotions VERY deep, and her singing style conveys that. It also helps to convey the relentless fighting spirit, almost stubbornness, she has to never yield to the pain - to never give up or give in. She writes and sings her way through it, and you can hear and feel her plea. It’s “punchy” and the arrangement and composition/melodies of her greatest tracks are also heavily so.

Her decision and post she made about continuing to sing until the very end, until she’s physically cannot sing anymore, is also evident of her having such a perseverant mentality. I would have spoken about that and perhaps recited her post/confession about it, because to me that’s really moving and an embodiment of her character.

Since you mentioned the assignment was about why the artist and his or her work speaks to you, that’s the angle I would have taken because I love to feel emotion, and I love to express it authentically, whole-heartedly, deeply and honestly, and ayu does all that herself. I can’t sense the raw heart of other artists when they sing, but I’ve always been able to experience ayu’s through her songs effortlessly.

Last edited by Zeke.; 12th January 2018 at 11:42 AM.