Julia Raj. Richka. (River)

I think that after appearance on air of the song "River", a lot of people began looking forward to the release of the debut album by Julia Raj. Eventually, it is such songs, whatever you might say, that form the skeleton of our variety art. But it is nice to note that Julia has treated the thing responsibly – therefore, "River" is not the only beautiful song on the album. If you take lyrical ones – here, there are a few more worthy ornaments. But – which is also nice – her you may also find just joyful songs, cheerful and light, romantic, carefree. However, is "lyrical" the same as "sad"? So, let me correct myself – the album consists of a dozen of lyrical songs, a dozen of different but light moods. For even during separation the mood may – and, I think, should – remain light. If you accept it easily – it goes easy. The river should flow, shouldn't it? That means that Julia Raj has named her album correctly. As that is exactly how it is listened to – easily, joyfully, simply. For this, we should thank not only the singer. Who, by the way, writes her songs herself – both lyrics, and music. You should agree that she does that well – the proof of that is, for example, the fact that a lot of people consider "River" a folk song. But it is also necessary to specially thank arrangers of the album – they managed to create with the music an atmosphere of the uplifted mood. Due to that, the lyrics, by the way, acquired more shades – and that is always interesting. And that's good.

Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)