If a songbird could write an instrumental melody and key into its harmony, the organic euphony would resound with the same fervour as Natalie Christie’s standout release, Between the Lines, which tenderly tends to the roots of Americana with whispers of sweet, dreamy reverie.
Rather than solely traversing the tectonic plates of connection, Natalie Christie goes deeper, tracking them within the fabric of her own being to stand in front of her audience with her mandolin strings on her sleeves. Few songs truly give us an idea of an artist’s true identity in the span of 3 minutes, but with Between the Lines, you become a witness to mind, aura and soul.
Natalie Christie writes like someone with one foot in ancestral memory and the other in the shifting present. Rooted in her American settler, Celtic, and Scandinavian lineage, her folk songs move like slow-burn vignettes from the edges of wildlands and candlelit rooms. The soft harmonies and ethereal vocal layering in Between the Lines don’t just recall time lost—they suspend it.
The melancholia never weighs heavy; it brushes lightly against themes of love, memory, and longing, refusing to trade rawness for theatrics. In a track this exposed, there’s no veil to hide behind.
Between the Lines is now available to stream on all major platforms, including SoundCloud.
Review by Amelia Vandergast