On her debut album, Odette comes across as wise beyond her years and proves to be one of Australia’s most promising young talents.
While Odette is skilled instrumentally and vocally, she shines through her lyricism. Her lyrics are sincere, simple yet well communicated. Her literary influences – including Walt Whitman and John Keats – shows. Odette’s rhythmic wording and storied style make for emotive and image-based songs that are easy to connect to.
Her vocals also come across as natural and approachable. Odette incorporates spoken word into many songs and often sings with a prose-like inflection. While most tracks are relatively basic instrumentally, this isn’t to say that they lack texture or are uninteresting. Instead, they’re appropriately simple and don’t dominate Odette’s voice.
Her breakout track ‘Watch Me Read You’ is a highlight of the album. Here Odette switches between slam poetry style spoken word and soulful singing. It’s a graceful piece that demonstrates the young artist’s versatile talent. Also listen to ‘Lotus Eater’ and ‘Lights Out’ for good examples of Odette’s unique vocal and lyrical style.
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