I’m Always Here
Victor Wong
It has been 14 years since Malaysian pop duo Wuyin Liangpin broke up, but I still remember their fresh and breezy tunes, such as Heart Of The Palm, with much fondness.
As a solo act, Victor Wong has largely been in the shadow of former partner Michael Wong (no relation). Even if his latest album does not change that, it is a step in the right direction.
It is sweetly tender in a way that reflects Victor Wong’s maturity, as he is now a husband and father.
The Most Beautiful Greeting is dedicated to his baby daughter Vivian and on the opening ballad Winding, he sings: “Life is so winding/ What’s at the end/ Eternity is so abstract/ Time can’t be caught up with/ It’s all to love you/ All for the sake of happiness.”
He embraces the passage of time on Silently: “The clock-hands are silent/ The calendar is silent/ Turning everything old/ Dyed a pale yellow/ Yet it feels warmer.”
Some of the ballads here could warm you as well.
(ST)