Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful
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| Nov 2015
Reviews
Francis D
Reviewed 2015-11-09
Reviewed 2015-11-09
“Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful” Flo Morrissey
20-year Londoner Flo Morrissey’s debut release of ten dream-pop songs. Morrissey’s vocal style is lavish and cinematic, with the love ballads reaching torch-song-like dimensions. Her voice is crystalline and pure — amazing for someone so young. Unfortunately, the producer chose to do A LOT of orchestration that sometimes overwhelms the otherwise breathtaking performances. There’s an ages-old quality to many of the arrangements. She’s been compared to Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, and in fact, used the producer who works with those artists to produce this album.
— Francis
Recommended: 2, 3, 10, 5. No FCCs.
1. (4:15) Show Me – Slow- to mid-tempo. Fingerpicked guitar. Piano. Soaring, swerving vocals.
2. (3:53) Pages of Gold – Mid-tempo. Nice folk-pop melody — most radio-friendly track. Jangly guitar. Strings. Harmonies. Sounds similar to First Aid Kit. ****
3. (3:51) If You Can’t Love This All Goes Away – Slow and delicate. Piano and harp — alone at first, then supported by full orchestration and backing vocals. ***
4. (3:27) Betrayed – Slow- to mid-tempo. Fingerpicked guitar and harp again, eventually buried under an avalanche of strings.
5. (3:47) Sleeplessly Dreaming – More folky. Strummed guitar. Vocals start in a lower register, then soar. Before the strings are added, the vocal performance is again reminiscent of First Aid Kit. **
6. (3:20) I Only Like His Hat, Not Him — Mid-tempo. Piano. Orchestra. Strummed guitar is less prominent. Swelling vocals.
7. (3:46) Wildflower – Swirling, bell-like and flowery. Song ties into her hippie-like cover photo with long straight hair and a choker decorated with a large daisy.
8. (3:59) Why – Piano. Orchestra. Very expressive vocals.
9. (4:14) Woman of Secret Gold – Mid-tempo. Stop-and-go strummed guitar. Vocals in low register. Then, orchestra washes over everything.
10. (4:02) Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful – Mid-tempo closer. Starts and ends with toy piano. Featured viola and orchestra. Piano. Exquisitely handled lead vocals. This one works well. ***
20-year Londoner Flo Morrissey’s debut release of ten dream-pop songs. Morrissey’s vocal style is lavish and cinematic, with the love ballads reaching torch-song-like dimensions. Her voice is crystalline and pure — amazing for someone so young. Unfortunately, the producer chose to do A LOT of orchestration that sometimes overwhelms the otherwise breathtaking performances. There’s an ages-old quality to many of the arrangements. She’s been compared to Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, and in fact, used the producer who works with those artists to produce this album.
— Francis
Recommended: 2, 3, 10, 5. No FCCs.
1. (4:15) Show Me – Slow- to mid-tempo. Fingerpicked guitar. Piano. Soaring, swerving vocals.
2. (3:53) Pages of Gold – Mid-tempo. Nice folk-pop melody — most radio-friendly track. Jangly guitar. Strings. Harmonies. Sounds similar to First Aid Kit. ****
3. (3:51) If You Can’t Love This All Goes Away – Slow and delicate. Piano and harp — alone at first, then supported by full orchestration and backing vocals. ***
4. (3:27) Betrayed – Slow- to mid-tempo. Fingerpicked guitar and harp again, eventually buried under an avalanche of strings.
5. (3:47) Sleeplessly Dreaming – More folky. Strummed guitar. Vocals start in a lower register, then soar. Before the strings are added, the vocal performance is again reminiscent of First Aid Kit. **
6. (3:20) I Only Like His Hat, Not Him — Mid-tempo. Piano. Orchestra. Strummed guitar is less prominent. Swelling vocals.
7. (3:46) Wildflower – Swirling, bell-like and flowery. Song ties into her hippie-like cover photo with long straight hair and a choker decorated with a large daisy.
8. (3:59) Why – Piano. Orchestra. Very expressive vocals.
9. (4:14) Woman of Secret Gold – Mid-tempo. Stop-and-go strummed guitar. Vocals in low register. Then, orchestra washes over everything.
10. (4:02) Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful – Mid-tempo closer. Starts and ends with toy piano. Featured viola and orchestra. Piano. Exquisitely handled lead vocals. This one works well. ***
Recent airplay
If You Can't Love This All Goes Away
Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 20, 2015) — Oct 23, 2021
Pages Of Gold
Mix Tape — Jan 09, 2016
If You Can't Love This All Goes Away
Music Casserole — Dec 20, 2015
Pages Of Gold
Time Traveler — Dec 18, 2015
Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful
Mix Tape — Dec 12, 2015
Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful
Time Traveler — Dec 11, 2015
Charting
2015-11-15 — 2016-01-17
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 10 | 1 |
| Dec 27 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | 2 |
| Dec 6 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Show Me | ||
| 2. | Pages Of Gold | ||
| 3. | If You Can't Love This All Goes Away | ||
| 4. | Betrayed | ||
| 5. | Sleeplessly Dreaming | ||
| 6. | I Only Like His Hat, Not Him | ||
| 7. | Wildflower | ||
| 8. | Why | ||
| 9. | Woman Of Secret Gold | ||
| 10. | Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful |