For a song called “everything to die for,” mui zyu’s misty single sounds eerily hopeful. Recorded at five in the morning (“without speaking or warming up beforehand,” per the press release), Eva Liu’s vocals have the kind of bleary-eyed clarity that comes between dreams. “Pretend your secret is my secret,” she sings over quiet synths and a simple acoustic guitar line, like she’s just woken up and had a thought that necessitated jotting down. “Turn insides into outsides for you,” Liu lilts, and it feels like that’s just what she’s doing here, but with a composure that suggests peace and self-knowledge. It’s cool and warm—a casual intimacy, a dipping of toes in the still-icy ocean on an unseasonably warm day, or a warm breeze beckoning spring.
mui zyu - “everything to die for”
Staff PicksBleary-eyed, intimate morning music.
By leah
2024/03/06
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