Beside You By Janice Lacy

 

Beside You

By

Janice Lacy

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

This brand new single from Janice Lacy is a reflective emotional piece that centres on themes of love, companionship, and quiet devotion; it is a beautiful composition to start your day with, almost like setting the intent for the hours ahead. Here Lacy enjoys a romantic moment of the love and appreciation of being alive and enjoying the moment, on this her latest manifestation Beside You.

This is a veritable lake of musical purity where soft flowing melodies abound, this is a sumptuous offering that builds gently, and is never aggressive. It flows like a mountain stream in late February, and its lush and colourful patterns are a simple delight to bathe within.

One can feel a certain familiarity with other pianists like Kathryn Kaye and at times perhaps a little David Lanz can be heard within the narrative of this simply delicious offering. Long-held notes let the music breathe allowing a gentle rise and fall, and a delightful natural phrasing occurs within with utter ease.

This is simply one of those pieces that you can play endlessly and never tire of, the familiar sound of a Charlie Bisharat violin can be heard on this creative and nuanced manifestation, and his stylish performances always are like an extra layer of chocolate on our musical platters.

The flow to this textured tapestry has to be also admired as well, and is generally slow to moderate in tempo with a sensitive and crafted flexible timing ethic in the narrative as well. We do have emotional peaks and crescendos, but these are so beautifully woven into the weave of the piece that the overall arrangement is never overwhelmed by it.

One has to state that this is an utterly transcendent manifestation by the artist; it contains all the hall marks of something truly memorable and intimate, with the nuanced motifs of a calm reflective nostalgia as part of its overall web of brilliance.

Beside You by Janice Lacy is that one single that lovers of piano with strings have been waiting so very long for; one that they can immerse themselves in completely, surrounding themselves in a musical world of love and reflection, away from distractions of a fearful world. Beside You by Janice Lacy is that piece of music that offers hope, tenderness and love, and as such a huge hit should be on the cards for the artist with it.