Deeply intimate
Welcome to the dreamy world of Elizabeth. Some might know her as the lead singer of Totally Mild. Now Elizabeth is a solo artist and on Twitter, she has her own little way to describe her debut album, the wonderful world of nature, “if you like divorce but you want it gay.” On her website, she is described as “a glamorous tragic, a queer pop anti-heroine holding a curtain of glittering melodies over ugly truths.” This statement is the best way to describe her and the wonderful world of nature. The album is full of dreamy melodies and melancholic lyrics. There are billions of songs about heartbreaks, but Elizabeth puts her spin on it, which makes the songs more personal and heartfelt. Even though the album is definitely to work through the pain of her divorce, the album is so relatable; it might even hurt.
“beautiful baby” set’s of the album and the melody always invites to slow dance, while the lyrics invite the audience to have a good cry. It’s a beautiful mix of emotions. “parties,” is one of those super relatable songs. It’s about this feeling of losing your significant other, being in shock and trying to get over the pain with parties that have no meaning, hiding a broken heart. Elizabeth captures the feeling of hoping and threatening to see their ex on the street again.
“don’t let my love (bring you down)” shows the great vocal range of Elizabeth, like “here,” both songs prove that a relationship sometimes is different on the outside than on the inside.
“death toll” starts with a slow, heartbeat-like drumbeat. Elizabeth’s ability to be so emotionally open in her songs reaches a high point in “i want you.” However, One specific line shines through the most, “anger is a bruise and once it’s blooming, it’s bright,” the song is also the highlight of the album emotion wise. The sound and Elizabeth’s vocals are surrounding the listener like a cloud of emotions, making the song so very intimate and special “meander” almost comes like a shock. Louder and faster.
“i’ve been thinking” is a song about that weird situation with friends, who are just a little more than friends, even though they shouldn’t cross the line. Sometimes lust can be more powerful than anything else.
“imagining the changes” starts off as a soft song, that just needs a piano and Elizabeth’s vocals. The first line is also a pretty strong one, “falling out of love is wondering if you were ever in.” Later in the song, strong guitar songs interrupt the peaceful melancholic piano sound. It’s so surprising, you almost get scared for a second, but this just wonderfully highlights the lyrics.
“burn it all” has so much strength in it, lyric-wise and sound-wise, even though it starts off rather slow. It’s another very relatable track on the album. The standout line: “how to love someone who you outgrew/ you say you made me into someone new.”
The last track on the wonderful world of nature, “take me back,” is dark and disturbingly emotional. A deep feeling of being torn and full of self-doubt. The sound is haunting and perfectly supports the vocals and the lyrics.
Elizabeth’s debut album, the wonderful world of nature, beautifully displays the confusing emotions surrounding a breakup. This world is not just black and white, and her songs aren’t either. From the million songs about break-ups, Elizabeth’s songs are standing out, in the best way possible. Even the lyrics are the proof, this album was written by a human being, who has a wide range of emotion. Be prepared for an emotional journey.
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