By Kurt Beyers
For her debut as a recording artist, the album ready to liv, livinthemomnt sings, in 10 alt pop
tracks, the story of a young woman on the cusp of a new life.
The story is rendered in a voice that, in its lowest register, like on the track “atonement,”
plunges down into the listener’s bones and makes them tingle. In the first half of the very next
song, “so long,” her high register soars into the upper atmosphere.
Liv says she is still exploring how high she can go.
“I’ve learned a lot about my own voice and vocal range through creating this album,” she said,
adding, “but this album actually doesn’t even portray my highest range.”
Still, her voice covers a remarkably wide range in singing the stories in individual tracks. They
include three short, fun and funny vignettes that punctuate the overall narrative frame.
“The album is about a young woman who is in a relationship and dealing with those ups and
downs while also coexisting with the struggles of going to work at a job that she doesn’t
necessarily enjoy,” said Liv.
“And,” she concludes, “wanting more, she makes the decision to go and pursue her dreams.”
The musical conclusion comes in the last track, the title song, “ready to liv”:
I’m ready to live with all this shit that I did
I won’t let nothing stop me from where I’m going
I’m never going back this time.
The album is based on her life but, naturally, she takes some artistic license.
“There are some exaggerations. I didn’t kill anyone in a wreck or anything, like in ‘so long.’ You
can take the meaning of the songs any way you want when you’re listening, you know? Some
people relate differently to them. But overall, it is based on me and my life.”
Olivia Toliver, artist name livinthemomnt, is a singer/songwriter from North Carolina. She has
been involved in music since childhood, performing in school talent shows and at local venues.
As a teenager, she was also in America’s Got Talent and Miss America Teen pageants.
After performing with the Salisbury Symphony in North Carolina, Liv was given an open
invitation to return but decided to launch her own career instead. She worked through the fall
on ready to liv and released the project this spring.
The personal part of ready to liv, the part of the story in which the protagonist decides to take
the road named “Hopes and Dreams,” is not an exaggeration. That’s what she did.
“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’ve always known that I wanted to do this. The
time is now. It just felt right.”
She grew up listening to blues and soul from artists like Etta James, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke,
but she loves a wide variety of music.
“I’ve never wanted to be boxed into just one genre, because there’s just so many genres that I
love, and I enjoy singing. I want to be able to put aspects of all genres into my music. That’s why
I went with alternative, but I ultimately consider my music as alternative soul.”
“The sound that I have created, I feel like, is a unique sound.”
How she feels about her music and career is how she wants her audience and her fans to feel.
“When they hear the album, I want people to feel empowered, and I want them to be able to
relate to it and to know that no matter where you’re at in life, it’s okay to start over, live with
your mistakes and pursue whatever you want.”
Right now, her focus is ready to liv.
“I want it to reach its full potential. I want it to be successful. This is my first love right here, so I
want to cherish this moment and get it to where it should be.” She is working on visuals for the
album.At the same time, she and her producer are working on the next project, which will be what she calls act two of a three-act sequence.
“This,” she said, meaning ready to liv, “is just the first part, and we’re working on the second
one. We hope to have that released by the end of this year. This is just the start.”
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