The Obsession with Her Voice by Erika Angell

For a few brief moments, our true innermost selves nearly break the surface, unleashing cathartic energy as we get tantalizingly close to realizing our ideal. For experimental artist Erika Angell, her one-of-a-kind voice symbolizes this internal self, and her new record The Obsession with Her Voice provides a window into Angell’s journey to rescue this unabashed self that she feels detached from in adulthood. From breathy whispers to bellowing howls, from abstract vocalizations to tight melodies, Angell’s vocal versatility carries every second of this album, with the dark ambient instrumentals faithfully serving a supporting role. Where one may expect Angell to continually circle closer to a specific sound that defines her, she instead turns her eclectic taste and ability into an identity in and of itself, giving all of these diverse sounds a distinctive flair. Unshackled from the shame and timidness of polite society, incredible bursts of song fly through the gates, introducing us to levels of personal intimacy with this singer that some people never even achieve with themselves.