Magly’s PR company asked me for honesty in my reaction to the newcomer’s single and that reaction is that she should be a politician, and here in the UK where sincerity and trust in that domain long ago went walkabout although I suppose that most other countries are no different at the end of the day.
She even looks like a younger and prettier version of our Deputy Prime Minister!
She says, “A good relation between people comes with trust – a safe space always to be honest, even if it hurts. By covering up the truth you betray the trust and break the bond between you. It happened to me and ‘Honesty’ is my own experience and the sudden ending of what I considered a mutual strong and important relationship.”
She adds, “‘Honesty’ is my way to regain strength and belief in myself.”
We’ve featured several singer-songwriters that have wrestled with this subject over the last year or so, and notably Norwegian ones where they seem to have a real problem in Oslo. I recall Marte Eberson for example releasing an entire album devoted to her need to be absolutely honest with herself at all times even if that meant dumping ‘Mr Right’ the moment he became ‘Mr Wrong’ – no warning given – and dialing up Tinder as soon as she’d put the ‘phone down and made herself a cup of coffee.
The boot is on the other foot of course with Magly; she’s the one on the receiving end and she feels justifiably aggrieved at the delay in putting her in the picture so that she could prepare for the inevitable.
The song even starts off with a short snatch of what sounds like an air raid siren. Drones are heading out in his direction.
In fact the lyrics suggest that she’s more concerned about the gaslighting (“You had me doubting myself constantly/that’s what I get for wanting honesty”) than she is about the actual break up.
She has no doubt learned the hard way the two ultimate truisms of life:
- All men are bastards (I am of course taking the liberty of assuming it’s a man!), and
- There are plenty more fish in the sea.
There are hooks a-plenty in the short song, one which builds in intensity towards a climax as if to signify how she’s recharging her batteries and re-discovering herself. As she repeats in the bridge, “I ain’t gonna slow down.”
Vocally, she’s a sweet and very feminine soprano but in the spoken part she becomes a stern headmistress alto. I don’t know what that means, if anything at all, but it’s very effective.
While she’s new to NMC she’s already established with a couple of very well-received singles in Denmark and amongst the bands she’s supported live is Highasakite, once the abode of the aforementioned Eberson.
It’s a small world, and one that Magly will soon be better known in, I reckon.
Oh, by the way, her name is Ditte Bissenbacker. To a Dane that might sound ordinary. To us here in this sceptre isle it’s glorious.
’Honesty’ is the first Magly release of 2024 and there are more to come…
Find her on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maglymusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maglymusic/
