Fate | 3BOPS

1. Agnes Obel, “Island of Doom”

💿 Myopia • 🏷 Deutsche Grammophon • 📅 2020

“But I know you with a heartbeat / So how does the night feel? / When the lights fade out / … But now it’s gone, it’s gone, it’s gone…” 🎵 “Island of Doom” appears on 💿 Myopia, the 2020 studio album by 🎙 Agnes Obel.  “Island of Doom,” which runs five-and-a-half minutes in length, is quite a compelling, hypnotic record.  “Destiny made her way and found you in a room,” Obel sings, continuing, “They told me, they told me / To undo the rule of mind and body…”  The lyrics are quite poetic and incredibly thoughtful.  Of course, the lyricism contributes to the haunting quality of this chamber pop record, despite the fact that it’s set in a major key.  Worth noting, ‘doom’ itself isn’t mentioned explicitly until the bridge (“…For the road of your mind will eat you up / On your island of doom”).

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2. H.E.R., “Fate”

💿 I Used to Know Her • 🏷 RCA • 📅 2019

“Sweet, sweet fate / Oh, if it’s really out of my hands / Can you forgive all of my sins? / Have mercy on me, me.” “Fate” appears as the second track on 💿 I Used to Know Her, the second compilation album by 🏆 Grammy-winning R&B artist, 🎙 H.E.R.  As to be expected, “Fate” is a darker record, set in a minor key, featuring lush production and rich, dramatic vocals.  Here in particular, the piano and strings evoke a certain mood.  Vocally, H.E.R. is incredibly emotional without ever over-singing or forcing things.  Her lower register is warm, while her upper register is quite powerful.  As far as the songwriting and theme, what’s the premise of “Fate?” Unsurprisingly, matters of the heart, specifically the fate of her current relationship.

3. Whitechapel, “Doom Woods”

💿 The Valley • 🏷 Metal Blade • 📅 2019

“Tear him from his mother’s hands / Turn this young boy to a man / Now his destiny’s found…” 🎵“Doom Woods” as the 10^th and final song from 💿 The Valley, the 2019 album by Tennessee death metal band 🎙 Whitechapel. “In the night they call my name / The moon is my light to a greater side of hell…” Expectedly, it’s dark and unsettling, referencing a nightmarish childhood.  From the jump, it’s foreboding – quite heavy.  That heaviness is constructed by assertive, ripe guitars.  Furthermore, following an extended introduction, the unclean vocals of 🎙 Phil Bozeman confirm the hellishness.

On the chorus, the infernal nature of “Doom Woods” is further affirmed:

“They say don’t walk to the darker side
But where the light shines, the devil is alive
I’ve seen hell through a child’s eyes
And I know in time, the devil I will find
The devil I will find.”

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