Kiersten Rose - When Stars Begin to Fall
Christian/Gospel, Indie Folk, Indie Jazz
Missouri, United States
Overall Impression: St Louis, Missouri's Kiersten Rose trades in the traditional Jazz influences of her project Adonis Blue, for a more layered, Progressive-Indie Rock inspired sound, with her original Advent Anthem, When Stars Begin To Fall. Through a distant ambience, a lone piano and cello merge together, as Kiersten describes the universal appeal of the philosophy of Christs original message to humanity, as understood in the Christian faith. And as a squall of guitar feedback slowly rises Kiersten relates the message of faith, and how powerful it is. Especially during the worst times of life. Or, when stars begin to fall. The music now dominated by a gorgeous blend of ethereal guitar textures and a steady, pounding rhythmic tom section, gives way to a humbled male voice repeating the phrase, O come O come Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel, echoing Christ's message of liberation from captivity and oppression. Repeating this mantra, Kiersten joins with the words Jesus Come, O come O come Emmanuel, and as both voices join in unison, the musical intensity grows until the guitars and drums fade quietly away. Leaving Kiersten to remind us all that In days of distress and dark nights of sorrow, that no matter what your background or beliefs, humanity can feel the universal love of God the strongest, when the stars begin to fall.
Strongest Point(s): Kiersten's vocal delivery is passionate and powerful. With a strong sense of yearning in her voice. She truly has a strong conviction in her delivery. The music production sounds great from the first ambient textures, to the last note of the piano. There's some interesting interplay of vocal parts within the duets. And the phrasing of the vocals in general feels pretty unique.
Target Audience Appeal: Modern CCM fans, fans of emotive Indie-Rock and Progressive-Rock. Holiday songs are usually packaged in a few very repetitive flavors, but it's not often you get some very ethereal, and sonically rich rock oriented Christmas music. And with a lyrical message that perfectly reflects the concept behind the Advent Season, this track could surely find a wide range of appeal both within and outside of the CCM market.
Artist target suggestions: Starfield, Rich Mullins, Coldplay, Lincoln Brewster, Natalie Grant, Michael W. Smith, U2, Nichole Nordeman, The Call, Point of Grace, Amy Grant, Ginny Owens, Avalon, etc.
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Joshua A. Pfeiffer is a music nerd who spends countless hours researching music, and creating public playlists and DJ mixes, to spread awareness of emerging musicians and to highlight the wonderful world of music history. Josh has a deep affection for most genres and eras of music, is an active, professional, award-winning DJ (DJ FACT.50 - Best of the Bay 2019 ~ SF Weekly), twitch streamer, amateur audio engineer and working musician. As founder, lead singer, and co-songwriter of the band Vernian Process, Josh has over 15 years of experience in the music industry. And for nearly a decade, was the owner and head writer for the online community post-punk.com.