Written by Marilù Ciabattoni
Discovered via Musosoup
“You Got Me Here” by the French-American artist divine&acajou is a pure, innocent track presenting multiple layers of intertwined vocals and echoes that highlight the artist’s crystal-clear voice.
The song’s structure is very simple and it features the same harmonies over and over with different lyrics: apart from the electric guitar, I also hear a baseline and some chill percussion. But the main instrument of the whole ensemble is–you guessed it–the voice: besides singing the many melodies, the artist also amuses herself by improvising with her voice as if it were an actual instrument–and it is, after all.
In the opening lines, divine&acajou sings: “No need to go this far love / When you, you got me here” (sometimes alternated with “near”). After the first chorus, the lyrics become slightly more articulated, though they generally read like a nursery rhyme, adding to the child-like feel she wishes to convey. They also express a very naive and helpless kind of love, almost like the singer is being inspired by a stereotyped version of love that only exists in fairy tales.
The omnipresent acoustic guitar accompanies us through the song from start to finish: divine&acajou’s ethereal harmonies, both high- and low-pitched, perfectly match this very cloud-light vibe.
Juxtaposed to the folk guitar, the jazzy bass and African rhythmics, the artist is trying to give out these bucolic, nature-inspired vibes that remind me a lot of Björk: it’s like all of nature is singing for her and with her. In a world where the limits between Mother Nature and humanity are often neglected by the latter, it is more important than ever to find a middle ground with Her before it’s too late. divine&acajou is here to remind us of that.
Picture credits: Camille Decugis
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