Mila Webb - Lucky Nights EP Review
Mila Webb has created a stunningly intimate EP with Lucky Nights.
Mila Webb has opened her heart to sing and dance through the emotions of her soul. She writes her songs with a vulnerable truthfulness, translating to near out-of-body experiences for the listener. What Webb has kept within her for so long is now on full display in her new EP, Lucky Nights.
The EP flows delicately on an evening breeze, where songs transition gracefully from one to another. Webb writes with her heart on her sleeve, unafraid to express her love and deep appreciation for life. This EP is bolstered by seriously talented musicians, including Chris Cohen, Harrison Whitford, Max Whipple, Jay Rudolph, Will Canzoneri, and Greg Hartunian. Their contributions to Webb’s vision have clarified this EP into a fifteen-minute adventure into the world of a beautiful soul.
‘Masterpiece’ welcomes listeners into her world with a reassuring tenderness and an understanding love. Webb sings with a hauntingly beautiful voice, warbling her way through melodies and capitalizing on her choruses Webb sings of selfless and endless love, to the point of surrender that buries itself deep into the listener’s chest. This song feels like a summer hike through a field of flowers, bereft of worry, solely focused on the present moment shared by two lovers.
‘Halos That Hang Around’ expands and solidifies the EP’s status as a folk record with twangy steel lap guitar notes that whine into the evening sky. Webb stands bare and honest, admitting to a love that is not perfect. A love that will be carried on with a fond remembrance despite an entropic end. One that, while devastating at times, will never be forgotten.
‘I Was A Rose’ may be the most afraid Webb is throughout the EP. This track is filled with a truthful acceptance, amplified by beautiful harmonization. The words reflect from her like a mirror, reassuring her of her worth, and the necessity to change.
The EP ends on the titular track, ‘Lucky Nights,’ described as an “ode to the accident of happiness.” We can hear the serendipitous reflection of time well spent or well wasted as the steel lap guitar swings back in. Accompanied by more angelic harmonies, this ends her love letters to the dark. The track fades out as the sun slowly sets over the hills ahead.
Webb leaves us with the closing of a chapter. One that forces us to ponder what dreams we may have and how best to show love to those around us. Lucky Nights is not just an EP of psychedelic idealism and desires for eternal love. It is a collection of Webb’s innermost fantasies, ripped from her chest and born into the world’s chaos. With any hope, Lucky Nights can get us to slow down and refocus our efforts on appreciating the time we have here on earth. For what else is the end to a night, other than a lucky one?