Earlier this year, Talon David prepared for the release of her sophomore album, “Pure Imagination”, with the emotive and vulnerable ballad “Wading Through The Memories”. Through a lens of love, ambition, and optimism, Talon presents twelve tracks filled with endearing lyricism and tender musical arrangements, marking the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her entirely self-produced and self-engineered debut album, “Miscellaneous”.

The album opens with a captivating reimagining of Gene Wilder’s classic “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This track sets the tone for the project as an emotive and creative endeavour, showcasing Talon’s flair for theatrical qualities. Throughout the album, Talon delivers introspective observations and emotions with a compelling performative delivery, seamlessly blending elegant solo vocals with multi-layered instrumentals featuring gentle piano keys, rousing synths, and stirring guitar strings. From the infectious groove-laden percussion of “Individual” to the poignant story-telling lyricism of “Sad Song”, “Pure Imagination” is an album that acts as a testament to Talon’s mesmerising versatility.

Reflecting on the project’s themes, narratives and composition, Talon shares “This project serves as a more than semi-autobiographical journey through what life after collegiate graduation looks like, especially as it concerns dreaming, imagination, and our view of our futures. It’s meant to explore what it means to dream as an adult, and submits the conclusion that even with disappointments, adult-ing, and disillusionment, the fulfillment of the dream arrives, surpassing our expectations in every way, giving us a complex experience worthy of an epic novel as opposed to a children’s story. In essence, keep dreaming; it’s worth it.

Sonically, the theme of the album is space, calling on the saying ‘shoot for the moon, you might just land among the stars.’ To me, this meant using more keyboards and synths, electronic sounds that mimic stars and light, extended jazz chords, and thick vocal arrangement, as if the stars, or your inner voices, are singing with you. I chose the song ‘Pure Imagination’ to cover and represent the theme of the album, because this tune for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was quite possibly my first favorite song. Back then, I didn’t know why I liked it.

But now I do.”

Listen to the album…