Dear listeners and readers of Soundville,

Do you know the feeling when anger and pain tear your heart to pieces, but you can’t say a word? When the scream, the pain, the fear stay inside, poisoning the soul with a slow venom? The song ‘All This Anger’ by the New York City duo Sophia DeLeo and Jacob Shipley breaks the wall, destroys the foundations, and exposes this feeling, making it spark like a bare wire under tension. In ‘All This Anger’, the harmony between the voices of Jacob Shipley and Sophia DeLeo brings a sense of calm, as if soothing what is angry and screaming all at once. ‘All This Anger’ is the first joint work of the musicians, and I must say that Sophia DeLeo and Jacob Shipley are starting strong and raising the bar for future releases.

Their lyrics are filled with unspeakable pain hidden between the lines and in the metaphors, and the melody, steady and bright, holds throughout the track. For me, it works like stability, when an external calm hides an erupting volcano underneath. Every beat of ‘All This Anger’, every mix of styles and genres holds on to this duality. The bright voice of Sophia DeLeo, with her airy folk pop performance, and the stronger voice of Jacob Shipley with commercial bluesy touches. Jacob’s guitar keeps a steady rhythm, and Sophia’s surprisingly vivid banjo adds juicy, unique hooks that catch with their colorful performance. This is a track that should be in everyone’s playlist, to heal, to be filled with a sense of understanding and mutual support. The thing is, even though it’s an excellent acoustic folk song, it’s also a message to the world, to every listener: believe in yourself, express your feelings, and most importantly, ‘I understand you, you are not alone’. That’s what makes ‘All This Anger’ personal, cozy, like a diary entry. Impeccable and incredibly groovy.

Hey Sophia DeLeo and Jacob Shipley! Thank you for releasing such an amazing song. Do you believe in fate? You know, I think the world was missing exactly this kind of track measured, aesthetic, boldly speaking about feelings we’re usually told to keep quiet about so we don’t seem too harsh. I’ve been listening to it on repeat over and over again, and every time I fall more and more in love with your sound. There’s so much inspiration here, so much ease in saying things out loud, that it gives me confidence too. Please keep making more of these cozy and wonderful tracks. I love it and I want more! You’re so cool!

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With much love,
Soundville