posted by Susanna on February 10, 2012
I’ve never been more surprised at a concert than when I saw Ingrid Michaelson for the first time last year. Songs like “The Way I Am” and “You and I” are so innocent and sweet that Michaelson’s onstage person, filled with dark humor and hilarious antics, is quite shocking. Her cover of Radiohead’s “Creep,” below, reveals that darker side that not many people know exists. Further investigation of Michaelson’s lyrics shows that she isn’t all sugar and sunshine, as she first appears:
“But I would rather feel the sting
Than never to have felt a thing
I’ll always know you were the one
To rip me from the ground
It’s all because of you that I’m through”
Michaelson’s voice is impossible to deny, whether she is singing a pleading ballad like “I’m Through” or an angst-filled anthem like “Palm of Your Hand.” An incredible voice is easy to listen to while skimming over the lyrics, but Michaelson’s words deserve just as much attention as the way she presents them. They are deep and thoughtful, full of pain and fear of not feeling.
“I thought I knew the answer was you
But now I know it’s always me.”
When I first listened to Michaelson’s fifth release, Human Again, I’ll admit I was underwhelmed. I got caught up in looking for instant hits like “Be OK” that reel you in with cheery harmonies and bubbly ukelele. But the album requires deeper insight. It begs for you to listen to what Michaelson is trying to say. Once I opened myself up to the lyrics, I was overcome with appreciation for her album and her songwriting in general. This is a darker album, but the emotion behind it is so real and moving that I feel like the world is finally getting a piece of the real Ingrid Michaelson.
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February 22nd, 2012 at 2:25 am
I LOVE Ingrid Michaelson! I saw her this sumemr in Des Moines when she was there with Jason Reeves. I downloaded a few of her albums and I’m hooked on her music. My favorite favorite songs are Keep Breathing and The Hat, although like every other song she sings are so good too