Ariel, Tiana, Jasmine, Stephanie Lauren. Wait, who’s the last one? Stephanie is one half of Golden Youth, but I tacked her along there because she and Kyle Monroe’s Quiet Frame; Wild Light reminded me of a world I’ve often dreamed of. Imagine if Disney Princesses were real and they could take their songbird vocals and apply them to music outside of the magical realm. If that were possible, the result would be the indie elegance of Golden Youth.
“Life Through A Keyhole” sounds like a baby mobile and the keyhole could be looked at as the one Alice peers through. Musically speaking, the mobile effect doesn’t make this one ideal for nighttime listening when you’re trying to get things done, otherwise it’d be fine. The hints of Disney continue, not only because of Stephanie’s voice, but the music that’s constructed around it in songs like “We Are Alive” and “Seven Seas.” Most of the songs on Quiet Frame; Wild Light are soft notes layered on even softer music, but things picked up with “Brother In The Morning Light.”
I don’t think it’s coincidence that I spent my evening watching bits and pieces of Mulan and Pocahontas, and then listened to Golden Youth’s Quiet Frame; Wild Light. It was fate and they just happened to be on the night I had already planned to listen to the album anyways, but still; fate. Golden Youth is for fans of Roxanne de Bastion and Owen Pye. So if you’re interested in hearing what it’d sound like if gals like Belle told the Beast she was starting a group with a buddy named Kyle, then check out Quiet Frame; Wild Light, out May 28th via Slospeak Records.
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