Suddenly, listeners cannot help but immerse themselves into the beauty of “Dark Moon”, the newest record from Laura Da Sousa by paying attention to the well-developed acoustic guitar sections and the mood-enhancing voice of the singer. The gentle pace, the melody, and the words convey emotions exquisitely, proving that Laura can create songs that give a listener a lot to reflect on.
‘Dark Moon’ is a primarily imagined and diaristic confession of the artist’s feelings, which encourages the audience to empathize as well. The invariable ambience along with the gospel-inspired ending proves Laura’s ability to tune into a soul/vibration in a believably earthbound but celestial way.
The musical arrangement is compelling like dark, creepy energy that leads the listener to slow down and pay attention to Laura’s narrative. The layered vocals is again done to perfection; there is something eerie about this part that gives one goose bumps. Laura also shows excellent focus where she wraps the listeners around her fingers with each note taken.
“Dark Moon” as a name suggests it is a love song for the magical new moon and so the song offers to build and take listeners through an atmosphere ridden, emotionally charged experience of its kind. In combination of verses and music that tend to be sad, the listeners will always be left with an image they have to dwell on as the song fades off. Here, Laura can prove herself to be an excellent singer-songwriter, and with such a chartbuster, she can easily leave an entire audience spellbound.
