Beautiful Lies

Pop · 2016 · 14 tracks · 52m

Beautiful Lies

A cinematic evolution from piano ballads to lush, orchestral indie-pop. Birdy’s breathy vocals navigate a landscape of Eastern-inspired strings and driving percussion.

March 25, 2016 · Atlantic

Beautiful Lies is the sound of an artist stepping out of the shadows of her own influences and into a spotlight of her own making. While her earlier work was defined by a certain fragile, acoustic intimacy, this album feels expansive and widescreen. It retains the signature piano-led melancholy but wraps it in rich, textured production that draws from baroque pop and 80s synth-pop. There is a newfound power in Birdy's delivery: she isn't just whispering into the void anymore; she is commanding a full orchestra.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 52m

01

Growing Pains

3:49

02

Shadow

4:02

03

Keeping Your Head Up

3:28

04

Deep End

3:29

05

Wild Horses

3:05

06

Lost It All

3:47

07

Silhouette

4:10

08

Lifted

4:24

09

Take My Heart

4:12

10

Hear You Calling

4:02

11

Words

3:38

12

Save Yourself

3:35

13

Unbroken

4:26

14

Beautiful Lies

2:51

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden burst of uptempo percussion and euphoric synth-pop energy on Keeping Your Head Up, marking a departure from her ballad-heavy past.

The delicate, Japanese-inspired string plucking on the title track Beautiful Lies that creates an otherworldly, Eastern atmosphere.

The way her voice breaks into a fragile whisper during the bridge of Deep End before the orchestral swell returns.

The haunting, layered vocal harmonies at the start of Shadow that sound like a modern take on a medieval chant.

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Where This Album Departs

How does Beautiful Lies sound next to the rest of Birdy's catalogue?

Orchestral Arrangement+2.5σ

The production is built around orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

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