Tag: IT IS WHAT IT IS from Yksopretty

Andy Smythe Strikes Emotional Chord With New Single ‘Tears Can Heal’

With his powerful voice and poignant storytelling, Andy Smythe reflects on the beauty and pain of loss in his latest release, "Tears Can Heal" Andy Smythe, the versatile singer-songwriter known for his impressive four-octave range, has just released his latest single 'Tears Can Heal'. This moving song comes after the high acclaim of the album "Poetry in Exile" It's about remembering, loss, and how music can...

A Mental Vacation: Tony Frissore’s “Island Lantern Festival”

With “Island Lantern Festival”, Tony Frissore manages to soundtrack a specific kind of mental vacation I didn’t realize I was overdue for taking. Ostensibly an instrumental nod to the Lunar New Year and the hopefulness of renewal, this piece operates less like a celebration and more like a gentle exhalation. https://open.spotify.com/album/3n43BcxSnavYKC0wt28GNu?si=E_50eQ_lQomyHT1RsD2Jrg It starts wet with the actual crash of ocean waves before slowly drifting inland. I...

High Life, Low Tides: Yksopretty’s “IT IS WHAT IT IS”

Okay, here we go. Buckle up, buttercups, because Yksopretty's "IT IS WHAT IT IS" just body-slammed my expectations. This Detroit native, apparently a herald...