{"id":4629,"date":"2022-05-15T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=4629"},"modified":"2022-05-15T06:30:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T06:30:55","slug":"single-review-childish-games-maya-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/15\/single-review-childish-games-maya-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Review: &#8220;Childish Games&#8221; &#8211; Maya Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Childish Games\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2LnlopWMkwum0UywkhdKTm?si=5303bc91f9434d54&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maya\u2019s back with a beautiful acoustic ballad that shows off her songwriting skills as well as her voice\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The song starts off with acoustic Maya\u2019s voice over some acoustic guitar which is finger picked &#8211; sounds gorgeous, love the progression in the opening by the way. It really catches the ear.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The harmonies in the chorus are gorgeous!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a vulnerability that adds to the melancholy of the song, I wonder if I can call it an intervention for the person she\u2019s written it about?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What do I mean?<\/p>\n<p>Well, she\u2019s talking about the person drinking and getting high to separate themselves from their problems &#8211; the person has had their heart broken, and she\u2019s reminding them that they turn 18 soon so they don\u2019t want their life wasted.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty simple and blunt message really.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It just ends with \u201cI love you but I\u2019ve had enough.\u201d Straight to the gut.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nice work Maya.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is her second single, and she\u2019s showing off her storytelling skills beautifully through her lyrics, it\u2019s almost a diary and I can\u2019t wait to hear more from her.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out our interview below!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Kwame Kwaten and Jonny Taylor,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ferocioustalent.com\">Ferocious Talent<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sAJ8oNPy0I\"><a href=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/04\/blog-interview-maya-lane\/\">Blog interview: Maya Lane<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Blog interview: Maya Lane&#8221; &#8212; Platinummind.net\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/04\/blog-interview-maya-lane\/embed\/#?secret=WfTb4bxEb1#?secret=sAJ8oNPy0I\" data-secret=\"sAJ8oNPy0I\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0E99DF6922EB-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0E99DF6922EB-1.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0E99DF6922EB-1-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_0E99DF6922EB-1-61x60.jpeg 61w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Maya\u2019s back with a beautiful acoustic ballad that shows off her songwriting skills as well as her voice\u2026 The song starts off with acoustic Maya\u2019s voice over some acoustic guitar which is finger picked &#8211; sounds gorgeous, love the progression in the opening by the way. 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