Katy Jarzebowski Delivers A Gorgeous Record

An alluring set of songs from Katy Jarzebowski manages to deliver such a lush and beautiful array of diversity in cinematic and dreamlike approaches, where each track has its own unique atmosphere, whether it be symphonic, theatrical, orchestral, or even electronic.

The Feathers EP runs the gamut in terms of bringing a wild and almost rambunctious approach to composition and Arrangement building by taking elements of classical music and bringing them into a slightly cinematic or again, theatrical approach, but also blending in these elements of climactic intensities that come through reeling and wailing at times.

By the time you get halfway through this record, you begin to expect the unexpected, and that is something special.

The album opens up with its title track, "Feathers", which has this sort of experimental and spacious, slightly tripped out synthesized pad effect that adds the atmosphere to the song while instrumentation like violins and piano come into play so everything can sort of lead into its first actual track, as this is just an introduction to the record.

"Flocks" is the song that follows, and this piece of music is completely unique with way more instrumentation involved, from what sounds like xylophone, upright bass being bowed, woodwind instruments that feel like flute, and more beautifully performed violin, along with more to bring out this intensified and almost erratic aesthetic.

This is vivacious and colorful but also slightly edgy at the same time. It pulls you in several different directions at once in terms of its mood and soundscape, but it's so beautiful at the same time.

Something is amazing about hearing a piece of music that feels graceful but also sort of explosive simultaneously.

This is followed by a track called "Beaks", and this brings a little bit of a calmer approach, to an extent, along with more instrumentation with some of the staples that we've heard on the record thus far.

Sounds like there's tuba involved, and the way the strings are performed really pulls at you.

What's cool about a track like this is that it has a bit of a bouncing rhythmic pattern to it. There are almost two rhythms that bounce off each other, and it feels like instruments are calling back to each other throughout this whole piece.

I found this to be quite intense a lot of the time, but also again, kind of peaceful in a strange sense.

These are pieces of music that create complete worlds around you and you're able to sort of swim through them or even get chased by them.

"Bones" is this the piece that follows those, and this has quite a haunting to it.

It's got that edgy undertone with very slowly bowed upright bass that gives a super deep and dark underbelly to the entire thing.

This track feels like walking slowly through a dark and empty house alone or running from something, trying to find the light to head towards.

It's amazing to me how Katy was able to create these kinds of feelings from listening to these pieces of music.

To me, they are a little bit emotionally driven, not all the time, but sometimes you get certain feelings that come up when you hear some of these songs.

Speaking of which, "Songs" is the next track, and this has a lot more woodwind instrumentation happening and some really big bangs in terms of climactic elements that come and go and fluctuations.

I love the arrangement of this track in particular because it pulls you along with it and has this particular flow that you can get engulfed in.

Probably one of the most cinematic and beautifully performed and written pieces on this record is the final track called "Stories".

I fell in love with this one because of how it was put together and how it unfolds.

The performances on the strings and percussion are especially enticing and give you that sense of overwhelming spirit at times.

This is definitely an EP you listen to all the way through.

If you skip a single track, you will miss a lot of the sentiment and sort of feeling that comes with the record in full.

Check this one out because there's a lot to soak in here, and again, it's got that powerfully orchestral approach in its undertone that comes through and wraps itself around you so that it can pull you into its atmosphere.

Beautifully performed all the way through by all players and performers, arranged and composed with such attention to the little details, but also an implication of improvisation that feels in the moment.

Don't miss this. Listen to this now and do it alone so you can go through it with no interruptions.

The whole record is only about half an hour.

You have the time, and you certainly won't be disappointed.

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