Watch Linying perform ‘Good Behaviour’.
There are voices that shroud you in a beguiling daze; a heady charm that hypnotises with its dulcet timbre. Such is the unshakeable effect of Linying, the local indie-pop songstress with an incandescence so intoxicating, her reputation has grown globally from the screens of Netflix to the billboards of Times Square. She’s come a long way from her modest yet meteoric beginnings in 2016, and her status has elevated to that of a national treasure since composing Singapore’s National Day Song just five years later. Linying’s star shines bright, and the path ahead looks luminous.
Linying now graces Snakeweed Sessions #2 with a captivating performance of “Good Behaviour”, the final single of her debut album, There Could Be Wreckage Here. The saccharine serenade adopts a more organic identity with its minimal instrumental nature, comprising just a grand piano and double bass which adds subtle jazz hues. The bare configuration does justice to Linying’s mellifluous vocal tone, elevated with a textural backup section that accompanies with octave-spanning depth and graceful, interlocked harmonies. No bells and whistles here. This is a performance that lures you with its intimacy - as Linying always does.