Selci’s debut full-length album “Fallen Woman” pushes the art pop genre. PHOTO CREDIT: Callegary Guardian
Art pop artist Selci released her debut full-length album “Fallen Woman” on March 4, 2022, following two singles she released earlier this year.
Selci, a young artist from Calgary, Canada, has been releasing singles and EP’s on Spotify and Apple Music since 2017. “Fallen Woman” is her first full-length album.
The first track, called “When I Became a Routine Task (Chore),” has a lowkey, mellow melody. Selci sings about when a relationship starts to feel more like a chore than a reward, just going through the motions rather than actually feeling pleasure from your partner.
The next song, “Talk Abou It,” is a much different vibe than the first song. This one is less repetitive than the first and has more fast-paced singing. This song highlights the feeling when a relationship is doing more harm than good. My favorite lyric is, “But someone always dies, yeah we both know that anyhow. We’ll both be on the pavement, Juliet and Romeo, but the knife was our love.”
“Lost In A Taboo” has almost an 80’s Madonna feel to it, which I was excited to hear after the first two tracks. In this song, Selci sings about changing herself for her partner, resulting in her feeling “lost in a taboo” because she’s trying to fit into a perfect feminine persona. A lyric that I specifically liked was “I stuff my feet into these shoes, someone’s gotta break the rules.”
The fourth track on the 9-track album, called “Love Pandemic,” brings a whimsical vibe to the record. Once again, this song gives me a similar vibe to “Lost In A Taboo,” which I really enjoy paired with Selci’s soft voice. In this song, she sings about her relationship feeling like it’s never-ending, similar to the global pandemic we’re all experiencing at this time. My favorite lyric was “You told me that it would be better, that it would be over, you told me that the end would never come.”
“To Be Alone” starts out with an echo on her voice, which I personally don’t like because I can’t really understand what she’s saying. This track strays away from the 80’s theme and goes back to the mellow melody of the first two tracks. On the contrary, this definitely emphasizes her beautiful voice. The echo emphasizes the harmony of her voice.
The sixth track, “My Love” is groovy and futuristic. The lyrics are interesting, especially when Selci writes “My love, my love, you take away the sins of the world,” which reminds me of a hymn that we sing in the Catholic church. I wasn’t expecting this religious connotation, whether it be purposeful or a coincidence. Nonetheless, I liked the song.
The 80’s vibes come back with “Luscious Lovin’!” I’d have to say that this is my favorite track of the album. It has way more of an upbeat pop vibe compared to the other ones. In this song, Selci sings “I don’t care if it’s her or him, I don’t care if it’s them,” which is an important line showing LGBTQIA+ representation.
The final song on the album, called “How Did I Get Here,” also has a voice modulator on Selci’s singing. Once again, I can’t really understand what she’s saying that much, but it still has a cool vibe to it. She sings at a much lower pitch in this song, showing her vocal range, which I like. It’s giving me Billie Eilish vibes, which I never complain about.
Art pop is a new genre to me, and I wasn’t disappointed with my first taste of it on “Fallen Woman.” Selci is a talented artist that I think deserves more recognition. I could see her going a lot further in her music career after this debut album.