Evil Hearted You
‘Evil Hearted
You’
Self-released
Singer-songwriter
Amber Tracy has had a haunting effect on audiences around Rochester since 2017.
On her solo project’s self-titled debut album, “Evil Hearted You,”
Tracy paints a sepia-toned reflection of her deepest, darkest self by mixing
elements of indie pop with roots, country, and psychedelic rock.
Tracy has a
scratchy, fluttery vibrato like that of Stevie Nicks, sometimes electrified by
synthetic undercurrents, similar to the music of Imogen Heap. With fervor and
grace, Tracy bellows out bittersweet melodies in songs like “Oh Sweet
Nothing” and “Leave” over heart-wrenching piano chords changes.
“Watership Down” will take you on an
ambient, psychedelic journey, while “Before I Fall” cycles through
ethereal mantras that will leave you lost in a trance. The album “Evil Hearted
You” is a swirling daydream that keeps the listener reeling until the very end,
as if witnessing a ghostly apparition in real life.
This article appears in May 22-28, 2019.
