Australian singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Velvet Jeanie's recent release, "In My Sky," channels the cosmos for a soaring, theatrical folk-rock mantra that strikes like no other, dreaming higher than aspiration itself. And she and her group, which is known for bringing thumping rock beats together with vaudevillian flair, folk textures and touches of old-time jazz, take Velvet Jeanie on its next ascent into the annals as one of Oz's most enchanting new voices, this time inviting us to lose ourselves in a worldfy dark glitter fruit where optimism becomes its very own tongue-in-cheek form of magic.
In "In My Sky," Jeanie evokes an environment that is at once otherworldly and intimate, vamping nightclub sparkle and storytelling, while Doll's signature keys pulse beneath a striking arrangement that grows like a spell merging. The song travels with the assurance of a chant, its phrase delivered in a voice that burns with openness yet steels itself with determined hope. It's a spell for anyone traversing tough times, offering the reminder that escape and empowerment can come in the same exhale.
Keeping with the patchwork of her influences, Jeanie crafts them together seamlessly, an overture nodding to folk-rock stomp and performance alike, scattered with the floating whorl of theatrical impulse. The result is a sound entirely hers, contagious, genre-defying, an elaboration of inspiration.
"In My Sky" is not only an opportunity for Velvet Jeanie to showcase her artistry, but it's also a spotlight on her mission. Her music has been winning hearts the world over because it dares to tap into intense feelings while preserving its playful, larger-than-life spirit. On this track, she hands listeners a lantern into the darkness, one that shines with cosmic optimism and a message that, even in the maelstrom, there is always room for beauty.