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| Self-released, 2019 |
this is about all of us.”
Some knights are brave, others are villainess - and then there’s Shy Knight; a tiny man in armor, tumbling down dungeons. It’s not particularly reserved in a stylish way, rather, its aura borders on nervous timidity; a character that only gets enhanced by the use of what’s seemingly one single synth sound.
What I like the most about Shy Knight is its inability to fully finish melodies. Somewhere near the end they kind of fall apart, like a sentence that just doesn’t really hit home. Combining this with a slightly lo-fi sound makes this debut such an adorably naive effort that I can only hope that this is all intentional - because it's either that, or I’m just reading into it way too much!
And hey, I know. Being in dungeons can be stressful. The lack of sunshine and fresh air sometimes really gets to you. The solitude and dampness don’t particularly train your social skills, nor does it give you a healthy dose of self-reflection. Shy Knight is an honest depiction of listening to too much doots and suddenly setting foot in the outside world, after what might have been an eternity downstairs.
TL;DR: Simplistic, quirky and charming.
Shy Knight on Bandcamp
