Review: "Fire and Ice" - Alexandria
- Tessa Maddaloni
- Oct 15
- 2 min read
‘Tis the age old tale that opposites attract. While finding your perfect match can look like finding your own personality mirrored in someone else, more often than not a relationship has two partners who are exact opposites. In her most recent single, Australian singer-songwriter Alexandria discusses this very trope. “Fire and Ice”, released at the end of September, follows the love between a fierce and blazing girl, and a calm cool collected boy. They highlight their differences as what has drawn them together, something that allowed them to balance out the extremities. However, they also have to be careful to not snuff each other’s flame or set the other ablaze, as their differences are also what could tear them apart.
The soundscape of “Fire and Ice” is simple and enticing, allowing Alexandria’s voice and storyline to be the main interest. One of the only instruments is a picked string, plucking along and punctuating her soft voice. This track is full of metaphors for their love and personalities, as shown in the first verse: “She′s made of flame and ash / She's reckless and wild / He′s made of ice and stone / He's a winter's night”. Alexandria constantly emphasizes their differences and how exactly they oppose each other, until the bridge when she shows how they felt at the thought of losing each other. She sings, “His heart thawed out at the very sight / And her fire heart for the very first time / Felt safe / In that winter's night”.
In 2017, Rianna Corcoran auditioned for the Voice Australia. In 2023, Rianna renamed herself Alexandria, and released her first single on Spotify. Hailing from Western Australia, Alexandria is a 24 year old singer-songwriter with over 500,000 monthly listeners. She gained a large following on TikTok, posting snippets of her songs and behind the scenes content that allowed viewers to also fall in love with her personality, as well as her ethereal and unique voice. She blends indie folk and dark pop music along with her distinct voice to create a truly unreplicable style. Make sure to follow the social medias below to stay tuned for more music from Alexandria.
Written By Tessa Maddaloni
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