Ready to reach them, you pick up the pace, unflinching at the now. Pushing you onward, “All the Way,” ushers in harmonies that sound like new friends.
Along the way, you keep looking for a familiar face but find that everything you knew is “Slipping Away.”īut looking at how far you’ve come, you feel warmth in the new that lies in front of you. It becomes clear that Charles has achieved one of the most difficult frames of mind - contentment with change - with lyrics like, “I don't even feel like myself / It's the best that I've ever felt.”Ī looking glass, the title track, “Magic Mirror,” etches unvarnished truth into the trail ahead: “All you seek is inside of you.” With stripped down heartening simplicity, it supports you to put one foot in-front of the other. Eventually, in “Don’t Feel Like Myself,” you have to accept you no longer fit those shoes and it’s good to invest in a new pair - to make new strides towards the feet you want to fill. An “Imposter,” you call upon a saxophone to search for the footprints you once made. But it’s hard because they don’t look how you remembered. Now out, you work on getting your feet back on the ground. Elegantly crooning lyrics render fresh air “Baby I don’t wanna lose you / But maybe that’s what I need.” Take care of yourself, say goodbye and inhale in the freedom of self-supporting clouds. It’s time to not only lift the shades, but open the window. Pedal steel reaches out, touching you with understanding. “What I Need” draws back the curtains giving you the room to steep in self-rumination. However, there does come a time when you must face the day. Remember it because the next morning a hypnotic synth solo accompanied with Charles’ magnetic voice pushes and pulls you back into the punctured present: “Woke up saying never again / Swear it's the last time / Till I see you again.” Let yourself have that night - and many more. Piano glissandos, mirroring needles of a cactus, open the first track on the album, “Only For Tonight.” Hoping to escape the bitter prick of the needle, you spin around the room trying to not blink so you can take the smooth perfection of that exact moment all at once. Whether listening underneath the midnight stars or the blistering sun, you will see an astral light cascading life experiences only a well-seasoned roughrider could lasso. Reflections of 60s and 70s vibrations ring reverberating the past in order to illuminate the rusty road ahead. Cosmic country disco’s smouldering outlaw, Pearl Charles and her new album, Magic Mirror, unveil hope on the horizon for those who have lost sight of their trail.
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