Lydia Persaud, a Toronto artist who blends folk, jazz and soul, is set to release her album Let Me Show You via Outside Music's new imprint, Next Door Records.
She's one of only two acts on the roster right now, but it's easy to figure out why she is one of their lead-off hitters. An advance copy of the album landed at UMFM this morning and I was digging it on first pass. But then I got to the third track on the record and I went from digging it to digging my own grave because "More of Me" killed me.
I have listened to this track on repeat 5 times over already and the impact never lessens. The insistent groove of that guitar line (courtesy of Dean Drouillard) draws you right in and then Persaud's devastating vocals knock you right out. This is some rope-a-dope music right here. Plus there's a FLUTE LINE accenting the climb her vocals make as she sings "I can't let you take more of me."
Is this a break-up song? Persaud concludes "all I ever do is leave" so she could be singing about all her past relationships, but if there's one particular person this song is about I have some sympathy for them because this is a devastating send-off.
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