Day 146: Rosewood by Hue Honey // 7

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Image result for victoria hue honeyGENRE: experimental, dreamy
It's always fun to take a trip to the more experimental alcoves in music. Rosewood seems fitting as one of those walk in the park songs. The chirping song birds are out, and really the only instruments are the faded guitar and the pinging synths. The soundscape is incredibly expansive, even when the instruments are so few. From a musical perspective, it's the minimalism that you look for, the spaces in between consecutive melodic lines. The spacious progression of the chords is somber and slightly haunting, and I associate that feeling so much with the mysterious existentialism present in the album cover. Contemplative, small, and curious.

Rating: 7/10




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