AP Track Review
At the tender age of 15, Riley Whittaker is a singer-songwriter and multi threat when it comes to her musicianship. She plays guitar, piano, violin and ukulele. She just released her Official video for the song Written In The Stars, one of the 30 songs she has written to date. That is pretty prolific for someone her age especially when you consider the quality of her work and the poise and emotional gravitas she puts in her songs. On Written In The Stars her vocal lilt is forlorn and her melodies don't step on top of the deeply wrought lyrics but delicately wraps around them. The violin accompaniment is beautiful, offsetting the melody and not just mirroring it. I always contend that for a song to be really great is has to have a transformative bridge and Written In The Stars has a stirring one that lifts you up and you float in it's embrace.
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Robb Donker
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