As is often the case with music from songwriter Gmoney, “I’m a Savage” opens up with a beautifully crisp and hypnotic vibe that paves the way for a highly creative and striking soundscape of imagery and depth. As the beat and the vocal hit, the energy lifts, and the poetic core of the song begins to present itself.
The music has a cinematic sort of strength to it. Although gentle in nature, it’s a soundscape that washes over you like white water – the effect is immense. In amidst the synths you hear the distant echo of an electro, in among that you hear the slow yet captivating beat, and woven in along with all of this is the beauty of the leading voice.
The sound is complex, yet peaceful; intricate, yet easily accessible. The creativity is present in every moment – in the instrumentation, the mix, the production, the lyrics, the structure, and indeed the vocal performance. The emotion in the artist’s voice is clear and consistent and compelling, whether it’s the soft, almost whispered moments, or the bigger, soulful and striking ones.
It’s a short recording, less than three minutes; short and effective enough to leave you wanting much more. The musical backdrop is peaceful, ambient, and easy to get into. The artist’s leading voice floats alongside this with quiet confidence. His tone of voice is soft yet serious, driven, with a calm kind of passion. The lyrics are presented with a gentle spoken word style that makes it easy to follow and settles you down sweetly after a long day. It’s emotional, but not overwhelmingly so, and never too personal that it doesn’t connect.
The imagery is strong from the start, lyrically speaking; the essence of opportunity unfolds around you, an air of possibility, of travel – a hopeful enthusiasm for the future. This positive energy almost immediately passes on to you as you listen to the track, and the easy-going vibe of the music makes everything feel like it will be OK. This combination of elements is a great way to draw listeners in and keep them coming back for more.
There’s a blissful after-effect to this track that music fans often crave, and it’s a beautiful thing to discover. The music has an enthusiasm to it that passes on to you as you listen. There is something about the transcending of genres here that strikes hard. The music itself perhaps wouldn’t be quite as powerful without the artist’s words, in the same way, that the artist’s words, although poignant, thoughtful, and beautifully poetic, are given more of a glow within the space of this music and the mood set by it – there is simply perfect chemistry of elements taking place. The result is something that sounds great, means a lot to those who listen, and expresses the leading artist’s creativity and thought process with great skill and warmth.
