The latest, seventh album by M. Gurevich, “It Was The Moment,” is full of emotions and confessions. Fans and music critics call it one of the most open and highly emotional albums, saying that the new songs allow listeners to touch an emotionally vulnerable stage of creativity.
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Lithuanians will also be able to experience it – on September 26, in Vilnius, at the “Smoke Factory,” the singer will hold an album release concert.
Like the singer’s previous albums, the new “It Was The Moment” was recorded in an intimate home environment. “From my bedroom to yours,” she describes her creative process herself. Intimacy has become one of M. Gurevich’s most important musical traits. Even in concerts, the greatest impression is not how she sings, but the feeling that each song resonates with one of the listeners.
The songs of the new album tell about loss, homesickness, love fatigue, and the attempt to be sensitive in a world that is undoubtedly sinking into chaos. In Michelle’s work, melancholy is not just sadness – it is a state full of irony, elegance, and tenderness. Perhaps because of this, the Canadian is often compared to the legendary Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, or even the cult German singer Nico. Nevertheless, Michelle remains unique, incomparable to anyone else.
Growing up in Toronto in a family of Russian and Jewish immigrants, Michelle listened from childhood to popular pop music, French chanson, and European music of the seventies. The sounds of this music resonate in her songs: retro synthesizers, slow rhythms, dramatic melodies, and a low-pitched voice create an atmosphere reminiscent of an old film reel or a faded memory.
Although Michelle’s songs are full of themes of loneliness, death, longing, or emotional fatigue, the performer manages to present them elegantly, with irony. This contrast is especially appreciated by her listeners, among whom are fans of alternative music and representatives of the fashion world. Michelle’s works have been featured in presentations of fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent, Dries Van Noten, Fendi, and Victoria Beckham.
M. Gurevich’s connection with Lithuania is special. She first performed in Vilnius in 2013 under the name Chinawoman. Later, the singer abandoned this pseudonym and decided to use her real name on stage. Over more than a decade in Lithuania, she has built a very loyal audience – tickets to her concerts have sold out multiple times shortly after the announcement of the performance.
Michelle lives in Copenhagen with her wife and daughter. Motherhood, migration experience, and living between different cultures have further changed her creativity – it now includes more reflections on the feeling of home, the flow of time, and the people changing around her.
The emotional burnout experienced in 2023 adjusted the performer’s lifestyle and performances; she had paused her concert activity. Today, each of her performances in Europe becomes an event for her most devoted listeners.
M. Gurevich’s concert in the unique “Smoke Factory” space in Vilnius – on September 26.
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