Never Meant To Be - Amya-Ray (Folk Pop) Amya-Ray’s new track, Never Meant To Be, lives and dies by the vocal performance—which is stellar. Amya-Ray’s voice is like a bell—a lilting soprano with a natural intimacy that draws the listener into the track. Production tricks are light touch on this guitar-driven ballad, used best in a swirling bridge/outro which puts Amya-Ray’s beautiful breathy vocal in a haunting reverb. The lyrics are simple and straight to the point, relying on Amya-Ray’s expert delivery to imbue each word with the pain and melancholy the song successfully conveys. All in all, Never Meant To Be is meant to be on any playlist you’ve made to craft a chill, contemplative vibe.
Best Lyric: “In the end, it’s just not right.”