“take care.” by Lilac Thief
Written for Tongue Tied Magazine, April 2022
Australian artist, Lilac Thief, has just broken into the music world with his debut single, “take care." and has even introduced a new genre of music he calls bittersweet pop.
Photo by Angus Northeast
"take care." is a song that represents the life cycle of love. Focusing on its beginnings and endings, celebrations and mournings, and everything in between. The lyrics and visual that accompanies this single's release are very beautiful and create a sturdy platform for this new artist; however, I feel the vocal effects of this song's production mask the true voice of Lilac Thief.
Lilac Thief's main goal in music is to influence the emotion and melancholy of his listeners, which he does perfectly with this debut. It's obvious that every decision made for this song, down to the delicate guitar chords, were carefully picked to create this alluring track.
I am hoping his upcoming EP, A Mortal Garden, will be as beautifully devastating as "take care.", but that Lilac Thief will put enough confidence in his talent to ditch the heavy studio effects.
Lilac Thief
Listen to “take care.” here.