“[A single] which pairs surreal detachment and forthright confession to welcome the listener deep into its heart.” That’s how we described ‘No Steppy Snik’ by New York songwriter Nora Roy back in December, applauding how the song found such an alluring balance between seemingly contradictory styles to evoke something powerful. “Roy follows this dreamlike thread through murmured quiet and towering peaks,” as we continued, “though for all of the song’s unreal qualities, the parting sense is that of having been told something true which might not have been communicable any other way.”
Now Nora Roy is back with ‘Fickle’, a brand new song which again offers an idiosyncratic style to better communicate things otherwise difficult to convey. There’s a decidedly introspective tone to the gentle indie pop sound, though one stretched strange at the edges by psych tones. What results is a kind of ethereal experience. As though having peered into the depths of one’s self, Roy reveals not some small, dark space but rather an expanse far wider and more mysterious than we might ever have expected.
‘Fickle’ is out now and available from the usual places.