Angela Sheik - “Be Gentle With Yourself”
You’re now entering Angela Sheik’s musical laboratory. In the first 30 seconds of the video “Be Gentle With Yourself,” Sheik is like a magician showing you the secrets behind the magic tricks. She’s well known for her usage of the looping method when creating her music, and this video gives the listener a look behind the process.
The message of “Be Gentle With Yourself” is one that everyone can connect with as we’ve all had some point in our lives when we’ve been hard on ourselves.
“Ok, you didn’t handle that well
Now you’ve shown all your cracks to the world
And here you go, giving yourself bruises
Here you go, breaking your own ribs”
It’s all about realizing that we all have flaws and insecurities, but we need to give ourselves some forgiveness and grace while we go through the ups and downs of life. Sheik’s gentle, angelic vocals act as a support system sitting next to you reminding you to “Be Gentle With Yourself.”
While watching the music video for “Be Gentle With Yourself,” it’s apparent that Angela Sheik is a musical scientist mixing a variety of sounds together in extremely unique ways to create a masterpiece. Her laboratory is a beautiful, simplistic setting to this alluring, relatable song. The combination of Sheik’s voice, lyrics, and the outcome of her musical experiment provide the listener with a song to play when they need to lift their spirits.
