Claudia Balla Explores Immaculate Spheres of Soul- Pop in ‘Winter Tale’
Claudia Balla brings ethereal dimensions to soul pop with her latest album, ‘Winter Tale’. Across fifteen tracks, she captures the fairy tale wonder and beauty of the theme with enthralling undernotes of melancholy, tragedy, and transcendence. It is carefully pieced together with contextual intros and interludes to make the listening experience fluid and uninterrupted. With pristine neo-classicals and angelic choral arrangements, the compositions are classic-contemporary hybrids. Listen Now!
The album is a timeless loop of immaculate whiteness, detailed with soft acoustics, beautiful harmonies, and swirling echoes. Each track forms across a swelling silence, sprinkled with distilled acoustics and resonant vocals. ‘Winter Tale’ is introduced by Pál Szalóczy in the track ‘Téli éjszaka’. The essence of the spoken verse is reinforced throughout. It is truly magnificent how Claudia reconciles drastic styles like pop and traditional classicals to give the soul genre a whole new sonic rank.
‘Likely’ features the vocals of Sonia Grimm alongside Claudia Balla. The magic is all in the vocal miasmas, as they spill and spread through glinting strings. Sprung from a place of vulnerability and candor, the track is rich in sentiment, that is progressively nurtured by the blooming harmonies. Set up by interludes I to V, tracks like ‘Could I’ ‘If I Were’ and ‘Drive’ reveal a touching sincerity. You can’t help but be swayed into the gentle vocal and melodic oscillations of these multi-curtained soundscapes.
‘White Bird’ is especially powerful. The spreading halos of harmonies put Claudia’s vocals in a luminous place. Her crystal clear voice thrives through octaves and emotions, evolving throughout the whole song.
The album features the talent of Bolyki András, Erika Miklósa, Sára Bolyki, and Yvan Franel in addition to those already mentioned previously. ‘Winter Tale’ is the fifth album of Claudia Balla. Sparkling with granular details and gentle evocations, the album is easily one of her best works.
The album is available for streaming on popular sites like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music!
You can listen to ‘Winter Tale’ by Claudia Balla here -
