Mirror Song - Erase This
The level of sincerity and beauty in the, “Mirror Song” captured my heart. The harmonies between Luke Conrad and Kristina Horner take no prisoners in the battle for evoking one’s emotions. Regardless of how macho or technical the listener may be, Luke Conrad and Alan Lastufka created a song that anyone who has a beating heart will enjoy. The song is mostly a vocal duet with piano. But even with its sparse instrumentation, it has a complete and satisfying sound that perfectly balances with the personality and skill of the vocalists. After listening to the song with a distinguishing ear, the bass and also some either some pads or violins kick in during the chorus. The music is beyond touching and it is a real pleasure to even be discussing this work of art right now. One doesn’t need to have recently lost a love, or be in a long distance relationship to appreciate the Mirror Song. For if you have never felt such ache before, you will by the end of video. And that ache will elevate you.
The music video has some great imagery. The characters portrayed don’t feel forced over ’emo’ at all. In fact the video’s use of fades seem to articulate the feelings of distance combined with the most intimate closeness quite well. There is an intriguing dichotomy of setting choices in the video. Even though both Conrad and Horner both appear to be in a Seattle-eque environment, the masculine character is singing often among a backdrop of industry. And the female character expresses her melodies with the water and a grey city in the background.
When Conrad and Horner are together walking through a huge concrete sculpture at 3 minutes and 11 seconds, I was reminded of ancient Sumerian gates. So that was a real plus. Also it creates an intimate and sensual frame for their walk into the vanishing point.
The harmony choices in the Mirror Song are bogglingly drenched with the sorrow of sentiment. When Luke and Kristina sings the words, “fairytale picture book” at 1 minute and 27 seconds, the rhythm and harmony melts into one another flawlessly. And that flawlessness is exemplified by the articulation and purely serene tone of both artists.
I’m not 100% certain about this, but there may be a connection to the film, “The Shining” at 2 minutes and zero seconds. You decide.
The singers Conrad and Horner look great in the video and definitely match with the feel and theme of the song. Kristina Horner wears a headband and those always look great on girls with long hair. Her facial expressions definitely reward the listener for enjoying the song in a music video format.
If you would like to purchase a digital format of the, “Mirror Song” from iTunes, then click HERE.
-Tyler