With How Love Can Start, Lisa Goldin channels the kind of emotion that could shatter silence in a stadium or breathe warmth into a dark theatre. The South African-born, UAE-based artist knows exactly how to evoke emotion through the interplay of her piano progressions and the euphoric romanticism in her harmonies. There’s a magnitude in her vocal presence that carries the power of Broadway without tipping into the theatrical. Her delivery remains intimate, even when it feels monumental.
There’s something sentimentally spectral about the dreamy way she takes the phenomenon of love and portrays it as a liveable fantasy, one that we all have the potential to touch. This life may not be a fairytale, but within epic piano pop ballads such as How Love Can Start, we can briefly feel the blissfully safe emotion ebb and flow as we explore and appreciate the beauty and possibility of sparking new connections.
With a global presence spanning London, Ibiza, Dubai and beyond, Lisa Goldin has earned her place alongside international icons. Whether gracing stages with Ed Sheeran or fronting events from the Coca-Cola Arena to UEFA finals, her reach speaks volumes. But How Love Can Start shows that behind the accolades and airplay, her focus is firmly rooted in human emotion, delivered through music that was made to matter.
How Love Can Start is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.
Review by Amelia Vandergast