Music Review: Nikki Williams "Glowing"

Nikki Williams

Glowing

Album: N/A

Year: 2012

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Nikki Williams is starry eyed and in love in the uneven “Glowing.”

              Halycon synths open the single, setting an appreciative tone. She had sent a text to one of her friends that she had to party tonight. Somehow, getting drunk and forgetting who she was for a little was what she needed. It would be the third night a row but oh well. She had to run some errands first, though. She picked up her dry cleaning and get her laundry done. While at the laundromat, another young woman kept getting in her face. Finally, he went up to the woman and told her to stop and leave her alone. After she left, he asked if she was ok. She told him yes. They can began talking. He put her at ease and she was comfortable with him right away. Not long after, they started dating. (“This is my confessional/Seven seconds till I hit the ground/But you saved my life/Now I feel indestructible/So protected when you're around/Yeah, you saved my life.”)

In the pre-chorus, she’s been smiling ever since she met him. She feels like a worthy person. She didn’t ever picture herself with a good guy. Somehow, those men seemed to be out of reach for her. ("You make me, you make me feel so incredible/You and I, you and I feels so unbelievable/You're making, you're making so undeniable.”)

In the chorus, there are so many men out there and he was able to be her soulmate. He’s the one person who makes her love life. (“A million hearts, but you're the only one/Who lights me up like I'm glowing in the dark/A million hearts, you're the only one/Who lights me up like I'm glowing in the dark”)

The only verse and pre-chorus are sung again.

               The chorus is sung again.

               The only verse is sung again.

                 The chorus is sung twice to end the single.

                  Williams’ stretched vocals push and pull, making every note a laborious effort. She’s within her limited range in the verse and manages it well. But once she’s required to belt in the pre-chorus and chorus, it seems to be forced out.  The muscles in her throat have to experience some damage.  

                With only one verse, the single goes around in a circle, chasing itself and getting nowhere. It needed a second verse to break up the repetition.

                  The frail “Glowing” is hardly visible.