Either way it seems as if he was made for ballads and it is represented fully on the album. When it comes to Miller, maybe it’s the hypnotic way he plays like the piano as if it is an extension of himself or maybe it is the way his voice carries itself so effortlessly over top of the keys. Now there is something about a piano ballad that moves you in a way that is so unlike anything else. Then of course when you have an artist who centers so much of his music around piano it is no surprise that his album possesses it’s fair share of ballads. With these songs Miller adds layers upon layers on top of his voice and the piano by doing this he creates depth and dimension within tracks that can’t but help elicit the deepest of emotions from the listener. This buildup throughout the song is repeated several times within the album with songs like Carter and Cash, Chelsea, and Always. From the chorus on the song then possess a bit of everything from a string orchestra to rhythmic drums.

From there the track is slowed down to just Miller and his piano only to be gradually built up again. Starting off with an electric hit on the piano that is layered with an echoing “Baby I surrender”. The album is kicked off with Surrender and from the very first note you are pulled into the infectious song.

It is overflowing with powerful piano ballads and heartfelt lyrics all to be tied together by Miller’s mesmerizing voice. His debut album American English is refreshing and tasteful, it offers a new sound that is simply too hard to ignore. With all of that being said Tor Miller is not one of those artists you just pass over. It takes a lot to stand out in the music industry especially in the fast-paced electronic world we live in you have to provide something memorable or else you will be a song that someone hears on a playlist and never thinks about again. There are hundreds of thousands of playlists filled to the top with artists just waiting to be discovered. We are living in the age of streaming where services like Spotify provides us with all the music that we could want at any time and anywhere.

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