Taken from Asiah Holm’s debut album, The Mask You Made, the standout single, Let Go, fuses the fractured, scratchy magnetism of downtempo trip-hop percussion with minor key indie piano pop melodies, creating a cathartically ambient platform for the singer-songwriter to unravel her pain, poise and poignant lyrics that illustrate the struggle of knowing you need to write your next chapters away from a soul that brings you the comfort of home.
From the artfully stylistic intricacies in the arrangements to how the single builds into a crescendo which visualises the bitter-sweet emancipation of freedom you had to fight for but never wanted, to the complete synergy between harmony and melody, Let Go came from a place of pain and became one of raw resonance that fully encompasses the phenomena of emotional dissonance.
Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Cree First Nations singer-songwriter and self-producing polymath Asiah Holm draws from her Indigenous roots while scoring emotional narratives through layers of ambient electronica, folk, indie and pop. She’s made her mark by building emotive architecture around memory and internal conflict, using her home studio as a sacred ground for sonic introspection.
With a string of acclaimed releases already under her belt, including her Self-Portrait EP, which secured Native American Music Award nominations and Canadian Folk Music Award recognition, Holm has already proven she’s a natural evocateur who never pulls punches while laying her heart down on the line.
Let Go is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.
Review by Amelia Vandergast