Beryl’s music here seems to look at itself in the mirror, seeing both the ache and the beauty in its reflection.
Body Break’s opening track frames the atmosphere of the sophomore release. The delicate tenderness carried throughout invites a heartfelt immersion with the listener.
The album carries its weight quietly, leaving fingerprints of feeling on every note. These feelings carry a multiplicity of intimacies. The current moves with a momentum that’s both familiar and relentless, as if breathing alongside you. Guitars slide and crackle, and woodwinds linger, fragile and adrift, while Gabriela’s voice sits atop the mix, drawing you in with a quiet power.
Each song shifts and grows at its own pace, embracing imperfections while exploring themes of nostalgia and tentative hope. The sound carries a lived-in quality, as though it's been weathered by experience and treated with care. Drenched in melancholia, the euphony of art-folk and indie rock takes shape.
Beryl has a rare gift for breathing new life into a genre long rooted in so-called Australia’s musical landscape. Their music reveals itself gently, layering subtle textures and unexpected flourishes that feel lived-in. Each note carries weight, each pause a breath, as they navigate the space between foundation and exploration with grace and finesse.
Words by Tommy Boutros