Rae du Soleil Music Album Review
Something is fascinating about San Francisco—the music. If you’re a fan of genres like Country and Pop, anything music from San Francisco should interest you.
So, when I first came across Rae du Soleil (whose real name is Raelyn Kaplan,) I immediately became enchanted after listening to her two singles—I Love You Close and Another Road.
If you’re like me whose love for music is predicated on what the lyrics say rather than on sounds and beats, then you’d agree with me that Rae du Soleil is worth a review.
About Rae du Soleil
Rae du Soleil is a songwriter and pop music artist based in San Francisco. With her songs, Rae is seeking to promote connection through creation, courage, empathy, and positivity. She has attracted many famous music organizations, magazines, and websites. Rae du Soleil, which is her stage name, doubles as the name of her first-ever album. She is famous for singing fluently in both English and French. Below is a review of the Rae du Soleil album by tracks.
Rae du Soleil Album By Track Review
1.) I Love You Close
If you love raw pop at its best, I love you close is one track that should get you hooked immediately. The track, which also happens to be her first single, packs an attention-grabbing sound—a mixture of alternative neo-folk and lounge at its best. Raelyn’s tone and vocal rendition evoke memories of “The Cranberries.”
With words like “I’m not running away this time…,” you know you’re listening to the confession lyrics of someone who has vowed to stay put in love, no matter what. The way Rae delivers the lyric is purely romantic, bearing a heartfelt sincerity and tender assertiveness.
While the song is comparatively minimalistic, its layout and structure is a bit complex. The track’s guitar hooks are amazing. No doubt, Rae has successfully told her listeners “I love you close” by opening the album with this song that “Never grows old” like Jim Reeves.
2.) How I Feel
Rae hit this one off with an intense blend of banging brigade band beats and guitar hooks from start to finish. As usual, her vocal tone possesses that touch of feminine excellence that rules the world of female pop stars. How I feel is a story of craved opportunity, friendship, and perception. The lyrics flow along a coherent line of vibe, with that neo-folk touch again. While the track isn’t bad at all, it looks as if this track didn’t end properly. In short, this track should be one of those unfinished songs she was talking about in an interview with Authority Magazine. It was good from the start down but disappointing at the end.
That’s my opinion though.
3.) Take Me Back
Take Me Back is the kind of song that you can conveniently listen to while relaxing on your sofa with headset hanging on your ears.
The song has a meticulous yet mesmerizing lyrical flow, with the wordings looking intentionally stressed and slow in verbal formation. Rae’s soft and solitaire vocal fills the background with a deep, catastrophically lonesome appeal.
With wordings like “If I could turn back the clock for a second…,” you can start picturing a lover in regretful and sad mood after a failed relationship. The song gives you the illusion of someone holding out his/her hand begging for a second chance to relive a once-happy moment. Overall, it is a nice song.
4.) Inevitable Shit
Have you been madly n love with someone but you’re afraid to fall for that someone, yet you can’t deny the fact that the “love shit” is inevitable once the pendulum swings to reality?
There is plenty here on Inevitable Shit that feels high on the beats and tempo stakes. Rae talks more convincingly about love, fear, and fate. The way she flows lyrically on this one is enough for anyone to press the rewind/repeat button many times. The blend of pop and soft rock beat takes this song to a completely new level. It is way better than the previous song.
5.) New Bones
New Bones is yet another great work of creativity from Rae. The vocal melody from this one reminds me of Dido’s “Life for Rent.”
“Old souls with new bones” is a great exaggeration of a love that never dies nor wears off with time. I’m increasingly getting to be a fan of this creative singer.
6.) Serenity
Fast and furious is the tempo of this song that makes you wonder if Rae is out to settle some scores.
With wordings like “One, two, three, four, five, the last count..,” Rae sings, with voice raspy, raked and desperate over two-point downward collapsing strings and the light band hit in the background.
It seems like the cord that has been holding her down previously has broken, and all hell is about to let loose. This song has a touch of fast rap that delivers its genuine purpose.
7.) Learning to Be Loved
Now, lyrics are everything that owns a song, and Rae makes a lot of sense on this one.
When you realize that love isn’t a guessing game, you will see the need to learn how to be loved by others.
You can be loved only if you learn how to be loved. It is a beauty that you deserve but only if you learn how to attract others.
For the first time in the whole album, Rae has feminine vocalists faintly backing her in the background. This track has a similar beat flow and rhythm like Serenity.
8.) Forgiveness
This is one of the most touching and morally scripted songs on the entire album. “He doesn’t deserve it, but I do… Forgiveness,” Rae sings with conviction and presupposed heartfelt surrender to the demands of morality and genuine love. If we all can cultivate such a mindset, our world would be a better place like the one Michael Jackson envisaged. Personally, this is my favorite track.
9.) Another Road
Another Road, which happens to be Rae’s second single, is a highly beautiful and sedative song.
The singer’s vocal tone and somewhat unpolished harmony resonate on this track with glaring sincerity and elusive sweetness.
The song is about choosing between two different paths in one’s life. Rae implies she took the right side based on its sensibility instead of the left side that appears clear, dreamlike and is somewhat overlooked. The beat is soft and retro-like, easy to follow. It s one of the best tracks in the album as well.
10.) The Gallery
“The Gallery, The Gallery! The art that people expect to see…” Everyone’s life is a gallery that people always look into expecting to see something unique. But, there is a mixture of pain as well.
This track is super creative, painting a realistic picture of what life is in contrast to what others expect from it. What a great way to end a great album that project realism, love, and fate. Rae uses the song to recognize her physical self and the difficulties that come with it. We all must do the same and stop living a lie or acting indifferent to our shortcomings.
Link to the album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7AzKslT0ORnggbhyLSx7BV
Website links:
https://www.raedusoleil.com/
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