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Approved: LibraLibra
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 4 July 2018
LibraLibra released their debut single, ‘Animali’, earlier this year, unleashing an immense musical force that continues on the follow-up ‘Tongues’. Musically, both songs are tight and punchy, with a deft mix of electronic and live sounds. It’s worth mentioning that up front, because it’s easy to focus all praise on Beth Cannon’s outstanding voice.
Also a member of Simon Raymonde’s Lost Horizons, Cannon’s vocal range is vast and she uses it uninhibitedly to great effect – it seems appropriate, and possibly not coincidental, that the concept of wildness arises in the lyrics of both singles.
“‘Tongues’ is an amalgamation of frustration, anger and suffering”, she says of the band’s latest release. “I can only hope that this song speaks to those who have been outcast and turned into a pariah, abused – having their sense of pride and being stripped completely bare, then left shamed within society”.
“I hope this helps us unite”, she goes on, “and in turn I want this song to hit back hard, that it can give one the power and the urge to purge oneself of the shame forced upon us, that it can be embraced as a battle cry and help heal the soul”.
Watch the video for ‘Tongues’ here…
