Forest Flow
Saplings, 2023
8/10
A listen of ecology themed songs for the whole family, Jessa Campbell brings her vocals and songwriting expertise to these diverse tracks that welcome some very luminous musicians to the affair.
“Rainbow Flow” opens the listen with warm percussion and buzzing synth, where SaulPaul and LDW are in attendance for the club ready, melodic approach, and “Movement Is Chemistry” follows with some funk friendly flashes amid the bright singing and electronic bouts.
The middle track belongs to “Vuela, Vuela Fly”, where Palo-Mah is present for the soulful version of pop that is a bilingual story about Monarch butterflies, while “Ripple Ripple Flash” places a hip-hop backdrop to mesh with Campbell’s expressive and cozy singing.
Near the end, “Walking Goats” brings Palo-Mah back for the energetic duet that soars with harmonic richness that makes this the album’s best, and “Tree Canopy” exits with group vocals alongside the flowing beats and bouncy bass lines that showcases young voices for some information about the benefits of trees.
A very imaginative listen that seeks to have kids explore the natural world while moving their bodies, Campbell brings some superb company to a unique experience that is suitable for the dance floor and a campfire.
Travels well with: Sukey Molloy- The Adventures Of Little Stubby; Allegra Levy- Songs For You And Me