At times, this makes Ology feel like a triumph – the chorus on “Bone + Tissue,” with its an instrumental that would ordinarily be a climax rendered background to his falsetto, his voice going toe-to-toe with massive synth pulses and screaming saxophone on “Talking to Myself” without once backing down, “Weight in Gold” putting his gymnastics front-and-center. He tends toward singing that feels big – a high-pitched wail, background vocals that are belted rather than crooned, melodic embellishments that add flair to already-technically-impressive lines. Sometimes this sticks, and sometimes he’ll flip between that and a more full-throated delivery. He likes to start out tracks with a quiet, pointed sort of delivery, with syllables either implied or sharply accented. As his “In the Room” and Tonight Show performances drive home, the thing’s a cannonball. But beyond that, it’s indicative of a lot of Ology’s sound: as far as contemporaries go, Gallant toes the line between Miguel’s Wildheart and dvsn’s SEPT 5TH, with the guitar-driven swagger of the former meeting the ultra-smooth synthetics of the latter to make something that plants one foot in 1991 and the other in 2016.Įven more than the instrumentation, though, it’s Gallant’s voice that defines his music. This give-and-take runs throughout the entire song, with each chorus getting bigger: wildly oscillating digital whirrs, backing vocals that threaten to overtake the main lines. It’s a self-assured new-school R&B number, with a just-enough rhythm section giving way to immense synth slabs on the chorus. The song that he performed both times was “Weight in Gold,” one of the singles from his debut album Ology. ![]() And he gave it his all: in both videos, he seems possessed, like he can’t help but sing and dance and make the absolute most of any sort of spotlight he can grab ahold of. And Seal’s not his only fan: Gallant landed a Tonight Show performance in May of 2016, allowing him to put his mark on the small screen. When Seal says he’s the protégé’s “biggest fan,” Gallant can’t contain his grin. Hearing them build off each other on the final chorus – Seal’s baritone rising in volume as Gallant offers accompaniment whose pitch is only matched by its energy – is a wonderful moment. The second video in the series sees Gallant working with Seal, a clear stylistic influence on Gallant. It’s a remarkable little series, one that provides a window into his evolution on his own terms but feels intimate nevertheless, largely thanks to the little details: the close-cut camerawork that makes you feel like you’re at arms’ length from the vocalists, the way he swings his hands or head or entire body with every note he hits, the melodic or harmonic flourishes he tosses in, seemingly on a whim. What’s your favourite song from Ology? Mine’s currently Jupiter.There’s an ongoing project that Gallant has called “In the Room.” He uses it to ‘pay tribute to and create something special’ with artists that have inspired him. I hope you enjoyed reading this blogpost. There are a few more songs from the album that I listen to time and time again, and if I were to continue typing the lyrics, I’d be here all day. So apathetic with the forces that I burned them all out So inconsistent with my passion that I threw it all out ![]() Wishing I could atomize these lonely lunar views Now, here are some of my favourite lyrics from some of my favourite songs from the album: And from there, it went to searching for the album online, listening to the rest of the album A LOT. I remember listening to Weight in Gold for the first time on PointlessBlog‘s Mykonos Family Holiday 2016 video and thought, “Wow, never heard anything like this before,” I’m no music critic but personally, I LOVED IT. The lyrics sound so poetic and written with so much passion and you can tell by listening to them that they hold so much meaning and it makes you (or in this case, me) wonder what was he thinking about or what was that he wanted to tell or specifically, what story he wanted to tell. This blog is dedicated to my one of my favourite albums EVER (okay it’s the first album that I genuinely love) Ology by Gallant.
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