Aiming at the center, Charli Adam proves that she can hit beyond with 'Bullseye'
The creation of this album feels eventful for Charli Adams. Moving from Alabama to Nashville, realizing her insecurities, and embracing her embraces as she discovers her identity throughout last year, and meeting Justin Vernon, Bon Iver’s mastermind, and what ends up their meeting also end up inspiring the title of this record, Bullseye.
There is something special about this record. Instrumental tones that might end up in the 80s and the 2000s, a husky vocalist that might be compared to Phoebe Bridgers, as well as writing that is emotionally aware of Charli’s musings towards mental illness, relationships, and religious trauma. The set of topics might be emotionally downbeat, but not to the point that it ends up becoming exhausting to go through as the writing does come off with lighter moments to show the changes that she has been through. Pair that with melodies that build up to an impactful hook, collaborations that add necessary harmonies to the narrative, and a performance that does sell the gravitas of the writing really well, even if the instrumentation and the delivery could've ramped it up much more and sell that build up to a much punchier melody.
Charli Adams aims high in her debut record, and darts beyond the struggles that she pushes through like a quicksilver bullet. Speeding through it all and hitting the bulls-eye with triumph.
Favorite Tracks: Emo Lullaby :’(, Cheer Captain, Headspace, Didn’t Make It, JOKE’S ON YOU (I Don’t Want To), Bother With Me, Seventeen Again, Bullseye Least Favorite Track: Get High w/ My Friends