Coming fresh off her UK tour with Boyzlife, Qymira rides back in with a vengeance dropping, an all-cinematic, dark powerhouse of a single, Melodrama, that shows that she is not simply making the music, she is making the statements. Coming out through QiiA Media on May 2nd, this song strikes like a thunderbolt a raw carefree hip-hop attitude blended with the volcanic sound of orchestra strings, and a dark arcane pop foundation.
It starts like a film score, pounding beats and cut up with vinyl scratching; opening with frantic violins and drama laden in the air. It is sharp, intense, and multi-layered sound-like chaos taped in silk. It is daring, never obnoxious, because it is neatly produced.
The vocal of Qymira is where the song really flies. She pours between breathy, ethereal vocals and harsh, word-per-minute verses almost seeming to change tone and tempo to reflect the emotional roller coaster. Withering between the vulnerability of a whisper or the fury of strung together bars, Qymira is in control–of the song, of the story, and of your undivided attention.
Musically, lyrically, the song is buried into vicious circles of illusion, domination, and manipulation. It has been referred to as being inside somebody else nasty mess and being able to overcome that. It is personal, it is strong and it is relatable.
Everything is more enhanced with the music video. The avant-garde gowns draped Qymira, who serves as the conductor of her own orchestra The Qymira Symphony, with the right to the baton of a musician who experienced everything. It is subtle, dramatic and highly symbolic: she is not a follower of the story, but a possessed owner.
In the song Melodrama Qymira does not just provide us with another song; this is a performance that is quite astounding in visual aspects as well as sonic. It is gorgeous and gruesome, sweet and majestic. A fearless reminder that in a world where there is much noise; the voice of Qymira is heard with a clear and distinct message.
