The curtain rises on Brighton’s Opal Mag as she steps forward with her new number, ‘Love to See You Shine’. As she takes to the stage, this single is a moment where the star of the show finally claims the spotlight as her own.
It’s a ‘90s dreamscape, where the magic lies in the tension between soft, breathy vocals and the dense undercurrent of fuzzed guitars. Swaying between tenderness and assertion, as choruses dissolve into a shoegazey mist, it’s all held together by warm, repetitive basslines and hypnotic drums that let these dreamy melodies drift above. Sparkling with the rattling shimmer of tambourine, ‘Love to See You Shine’, drips with the glitter of Mazzy Star.
Opal’s vocals carry a love letter to herself, a soft but powerful affirmation of stepping into the limelight as her most authentic self, proudly claiming her space in the world. As the curtain falls on ‘Love to See You Shine’, Opal Mag takes her final bow. Without hesitation or doubt, there’s just the quiet confidence of someone who knows this stage, this moment, was always hers to claim.
Photo by Rani Maria
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