Perceptions of what is and is not independent music drag away from, you guessed it, independent artists. Their fight for an ever-diminishing set of listeners on apps and posts made to bury the best of them is an already horrible experience. Find the greats out on the road. Those rare gems like Muckle, Bill Hetta and Lissy Taylor are out there. Get your ears on Life Changing – its title is a bold establishment of an artist who has plenty of rock and ready power to them – far more interesting than the usual rabble of replayed mid-2010s artists. Move on. Times are changing and so too is life on the road and stuck indoors. Taylor knows it and demonstrates as much with this latest piece.
Steady rock tones strike a wartime chord as Sam Fender did with Hypersonic Missiles. That is not to equate Taylor to Fender, but they share the same circles of interest and their quality is matched. Taylor does not hold back on those fears of total carnage. Armageddon will come knocking, those bombs and missiles whirring away as the background to sticking your head down and into a pile of quality music. We rely on artists now more than ever as a form of escapism but never question where their break from the real world lies. For Taylor it must come from creating those moments of bliss, and Life Changing marks an important step for the guitar music member. She nailed the tones of the genre with Fierce and now hopes to embed a socially relevant warning.
Reach paradise. Wherever it may be it is out there and ripe for the taking. Taylor demonstrates the neat mixture of solid vocal work and intensity formed in her lyrics, which then build into the instrumentals. A perfectly layered piece of rock and ready momentum, a formidable independent effort. Short and stellar work. Put the world to rights and all that. Life Changing has all it takes to be a risible and convincing piece which spurs some change to the way you carry out the days ahead. Self-belief is the core of this one. Break that spirit and you lose out on the chance to make a difference for yourself. Reaching paradise is a one-person event, a mission for yourself and with the likes of Life Changing soundtracking it, it is hard not to agree with the trajectory.
Solid stuff as ever from Taylor, who continues to prove herself with solid writing and instrumental work. Life Changing hopes to change the underdog narrative. Turn it on its head and seize the potential. Taylor has already done it before and does so again with this slick guitar turn. Her work here is consistent and quality, and nothing less should be expected. Indie music is still cool. Just seek out the right rock-like tracks and revel in the quality. Taylor and the true independents milling about the stage still have plenty in the tank to prove themselves as the viable next steps for a career path on the back foot and busted open by the government. Scenes still hold strong, and Taylor is stocking up, on another quality piece to add to her growing catalogue.
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