There are countless songs that talk about how love will make you stupid, reckless, or hypnotized. But does any of them sound as epic as Imelda Gabs’ “Reckless”? I doubt that! A dramatic rhapsody that will send chills down your spine can only be provided by this immensely talented artist.
Around this time a year ago, Imelda Gabs released “Alter Ego,” which I reviewed on our sister website, “Rock Era Magazine,” and I still remember her and her dazzling voice, mesmerizing theme, and out-of-the-box music video since then. I mean, how could one forget such remarkable young talent?
“Reckless” takes a different direction than “Alter Ego,” where the artist goes for more minimal production, yet it sounds revolutionary. Imelda’s voice is expressive and slaying on its own; however, the piano, strings, and woodwinds offer their help to enthrone her legendary vocal performance. Nevertheless, the present is an intense composition that, as it progresses, sounds like it’s singing along, carrying the ache in the lyrical theme. The artist may be reckless in love, but she is highly precise when it comes to combining two flairs like dark pop and orchestral elements.
Imelda Gabs is a musician who doesn’t rely on how mesmerizing and haunting her vocals are and neglects other elements as her voice will grab all the attention anyway. On the contrary, she puts her heart and soul into every ingredient, producing organic work both sonically and visually. She composed, performed, and produced the song all on her own, and she did a top-notch job.
With the vocal line being vulnerable and bursting with power at once, she conveys the conflicting emotions in the lyrics and offers a resonating delivery that puts you in a cinematic scene from Imelda’s creative creation. If you can’t visualize it on your own, the music video, directed by Dariy Mambetov and starring Imelda herself, will do this for you. It’s as futuristic as her potential.
The song is part of Imelda Gabs’ upcoming debut album, and I’m eager to see how she’ll outdo herself once more and put another milestone into taking the pop genre to a whole new level.