Michellar’s “Truth Over Lies featuring Frankie El”: A Global Anthem of Honesty and Hope
The artist Michellar, who is based in San Francisco, conveys a strong, powerful, and deep message with her new single “Truth Over Lies featuring Frankie El. The song is a very contemporary kind of protest anthem which is a perfect mix of passion, a sense of political awareness and universal truth. Most of the lyrics to this song, written by Michellar, Michael Levine and Matthias Schmidt were done during a retreat in Idyllwild, California, and it is the very feeling of a world which is a search for honesty, empathy and love that this song communicates.
It is clear that one of the main influences behind “Truth Over Lies” is the music of U2 and Coldplay as the song loudly proclaims its message through big and loud harmonies, utilizing the power of a variety of guitars, and strong singing, part shows. The musical style chosen for this single is a reflection of its lyrical complexity, a rousing and cinematic sound that lets guitars and vocals evoke not only hopelessness but also a fight. Michellar’s tunes are a mirror of life and they deal with the issue of corruption, division and even most of the time offer solutions on the way out with bravery and truth.
Moreover, the soulful singing of Frankie El recorded in South Africa, adds a beautiful worldwide element to the single. The song, which was produced across the two continents, recorded in California, mixed and mastered in Hollywood by Miles, and features artists from two different continents performing, is the perfect embodiment of the central idea of the song: truth goes beyond borders. The artistic songwriting of Michellar combines perfectly with the emotive singing of Frankie El to create a contrasting mood that is both sad and hopeful at the same time.
Politically charged as it is, another aspect of “Truth Over Lies” is that the song stands as a collaborative power vehicle. The catalyzer for the creation of the song was the artists’ common ground and the sudden spark which led the song to be written and performed just hours after its inception. The fierce immediacy that is its characteristic gives it a beat that is spiritual and is not the emotional outcry of a finely crafted piece of work from a studio.
This single by Michellar, following an artistic rebirth she experienced after participating in the 2023 de Young Museum Open Call Exhibition, which has been on a nine-month hiatus, marks a new creative peak for her. In nine months, she has released more than 22 singles alongside other artists, and thus, she is a strong living example that music can be intimate and fall under the greater good category. With “Truth Over Lies featuring Frankie El,” Michellar is not merely creating a piece of music but instead making a statement. It serves as a truth seeker’s anthem everywhere they may be, a request for morality in a broken world, and an indication that honesty is still capable of turning around people’s hearts if the singer’s conviction is in place.
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