Rachel Mason gets deeply personal and on her heartfelt new single, "Illuminate The Night"
Review by Austin Sher
Rachel Mason continues to stay on a roll in 2020 with the release of her deeply personal and heartfelt new single, “Illuminate The Night”. Read along with us as we breakdown our thoughts on the track, in addition to a bit of background on the artist herself.
For those who may be unaware, Rachel Mason is a multi award winning singer, songwriter, vocal coach, public speaker, tv music judge, author, mentor, philanthropist and musical director. You’ll absolutely hear the message within the lyrics, but the overview of this newest single is that Rachel struggled with postnatal depression after the births of each of her children. She has written the song “Illuminate The Night” after working with a mothers group in the United Kingdom to run one of her inspirational songwriting workshops, Lyrical Light. She has gifted the song to the maternal mental health charity Pandas to help fund their important work.
We couldn’t get through this review without mentioning Rachel’s great achievements either, as she was the winner of multiple awards including International Singer Songwriter’s Association Award for Best Female Single 2020 and the only musician to have been crowned Freelancer of the Year. Rachel runs an artist management business, record label, vocal coaching business and multiple choirs alongside her charity work and raising her two young children.
Rachel is also a British representative for the World Choir Council, the International Singer Songwriter Association, The Intercontinental Music Awards, the Indie Music Hall Of Fame Artist Council and has been hailed “an inspiration” by Prince Harry for her extensive work mentoring young artists from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Besides her musical career, it is so obvious how amazing of a person that Rachel really is. As if she doesn’t give enough of herself to the community, she’s also so unbelievably talented in the music she produces. On “Illuminate The Night” specifically, Rachel has shown off her dynamic vocal range that is bursting with emotion and drama. We must add that the backing instrumentation and overall atmosphere of the song that was created was quite intense as well. Knowing the background and inspiration of where the lyrics came from, it’s no surprise the song is as hard hitting as it is.
After reading the information, if this is something that you can remotely relate to, or even if you can’t, this is a song worth your entire focus. Stop what you’re doing for just a minute, relax, and let yourself go within the song. It will undoubtedly take you on a journey. With all this being said, it’s about that time we tell you to stop reading and start listening! For all things Rachel Mason, to listen to “Illuminate The Night”, and to keep up with all future releases and information, please check out the following links below.
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