This artist, based out of Savannah, has been working on this series, Cries of Redemption, since 2007, and it explores some of the more difficult parts of being human. This project was founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Ed Silva. Cries of Redemption did not arise recently, as their history dates back to 2006. Ed Silva likes multi-tasking by working on the lyrics and some of the composing of the album to bring his vision to life.
“The best art isn’t the stuff that makes you feel good. It’s the stuff that makes you feel seen.”
Cries of Redemption’s newest album, “Abstract”, is like Pink Floyd’s expansiveness meets contemporary electronic tension, with Silva’s guitar playing doing most of the heavy lifting.
“The Return” (feat. Denisse Ferrara) is probably the hardest hit you’ll take this year. Silva tells this story of a strip club from the point of view of both the dancer and the regular. She’s performing survival while he’s buying fantasy, and neither one can break the glass between them.
The highlight of this album is “An Eerie Feeling,” which addresses to this specific kind of hell where even good moments get contaminated by what it took to reach them. The song establishes this sense of suffocation where the main character is tormented not by what they did, but by the shadow they left behind.
Just when you think you’re drowning, Silva throws you “No More Google Translate.” Based on an actual language-barrier disaster with a Latvian collaborator, this track is the album’s only moment of actual humour. The overall production on the album lets the guitar and vocals drive the song home. The sound is just plain crazy on paper, but it achieves this weirdo effect that perfectly represents the psychological space the lyrics are living in. If you’re tired of music that avoids exploring the dark sides of life, or if you’re a fan of artists who simply watch the chaos of humanity trying to clean it up or pretty it up, then give “Abstract” your full attention.
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