Novelette

   If you haven’t listened to Novelette’s debut album, Everything is Happening Now, then you seriously need to be questioning what you’ve been doing with your life. It’s the ultimate singer-songwriter album, filled with fantastic lyrics and a unique voice. I’ve been following Cara Salimando, who is Novelette, since she released her first EP back in 2010, entitled Dust. She has such a poetic way of saying simple things, and I just can’t get over it. While I love Taylor Swift, I think Novelette could give her a run for her money in the lyrics category. She’s that good.

   Everything is Happening Now, holds a few of her songs from earlier releases, like “Deceive,” “Bookmark,” and “Lost Boys,” as well as holds new material like “Younger Hands” and “Stars.” The new just as good as the old. Catchy beats. Catchy lyrics. Catchy artist. It’s kind of impossible to hate her or her work, with it being as honest and beautiful as it is. 

   My favorite song on the album has to be “Bookmark,” which was one of her older songs from a previous EP. Now if you’re not going to check out Everything is Happening Now, then I feel like you have to at least check out “Bookmark.” I have no idea how this song is so hidden from the mass of the population, because this is probably one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. I even wrote an essay about it for my college English class. It’s that good, I promise. 

   Another song that I really like is “Run Away,” which is one of her newer ones. There’s a very raw and eerie essence “Run Away” gives off. The beat is steady and her voice is soft and almost spooky sounding. The lyrics are, of course, haunting and beautiful as always, contributing to the eerie essence. To be honest, it kind of sounds like a creepy lullaby, which I think is awesome. 

   This album is full of so many wonderful songs, it’s nearly a crime not to check them out. Novelette is extremely talented, and there’s no doubt that she’ll have a bright future in the music industry. Everything is Happening Now, is pure art, filled with poetic thoughts and ideas. I literally aspire to be as creative as her.