by Jade Winings (@jadewinings)
Minneapolis’ she’s green has returned with another ethereal album Chrysalis. The record features imagery of snippets of life, like the moon’s reflection on water and people who look beautiful when they cry. Chrysalis satisfies the crave for she’s green's authentic approach to shoegaze and the band’s emotionally in-tune dynamic, promising to impress old fans and new.
Chrysalis’ lead single “Graze” exemplified the band’s connection with nature by setting an intimate scene of a conversation with oneself and their own indifference. Simultaneously confronting the past and learning how to live in the present is overwhelming, but the track's airy soundscapes display the ability to accept the peace one deserves. The ending of “Graze” guides us out of emotional paralysis and begins to throw us into the rush of a mental breakthrough with crashing cymbals and lyrical embrace to feel before letting go. The band's talent of placing sounds over words of connectedness feels like laying in the sunspots underneath a tree canopy or the sensation of falling in your sleep. “Sillhoutte” captures some of these intimate sensations of being human, like loving someone for the first time and living in the moment, enjoying not only their presence but the essence they leave you to eternally revisit in memory.
Ending track “Little Birds” is the writer’s epilogue of a chapter they are ready to release, and an urge for listeners to remember how small we are without feeling insignificant. Changing the trajectory of your path can feel like an existential crisis, but it's also a loophole into self-discovery, a reminder that letting go is a beautiful reoccurring shift in life instead of a daunting presence which remains. Angelic whispers and soft strings allow us to sink into these thoughts before we're eased into an enlightening ending welcomed by lush guitar and the feeling of oneness again. The band's inspiration in nature is undeniably a part of what makes the sounds of she's green recognizably unique. Nature exists as an endless creative source that will never run dry, deeming longevity for she's green. Chrysalis is absolutely a no-skip album to indulge in until we hear what's next from the band.