There’s something almost alchemical about the way Jacqueline Cordes composes, a kind of sorcery that turns notes into colours, emotions into landscapes, and songs into storybooks. With her latest single ‘Illusions of Amethyst’, the 22-year-old synesthete and composer offers a graceful prelude to her forthcoming album ‘Frozen Star’, one that pirouettes through shadow and shimmer with quiet intensity.
Throughout this new release, Cordes composes with cinematic clarity, her melodies stitched together like scenes from an arthouse fantasy. Fans of Elfman, Reznor, or Schubert will recognise the balance she strikes: between delicacy and drama, mystery and melody. But where those influences might lean into theatricality, Cordes remains close; the hush before the crescendo, the breath between questions.
What makes her work feel distinct is its emotional geometry. With synesthesia as her compass, she bends colour inside the lines. Purple, in Jacqueline’s world, is a state of being. ‘Illusions of Amethyst’ feels like longing rendered in violet: not quite sadness, not quite serenity, but something suspended in between.
For an artist already praised for pushing boundaries with her debut album ‘Singularity’, this latest chapter in the “Chromaverse” suggests an even richer palette ahead. If ‘Singularity’ was her stargazing origin story, ‘Frozen Star’ promises to chart deeper constellations, and ‘Illusions of Amethyst’ is the first glint of that icy light.
Jacqueline Cordes remains committed to building worlds that invite pause, reflection, and awe. ‘Illusions of Amethyst’ is a slow dance with shadows and a reminder that some of the most vivid colours can only be heard.
