Kevin Bronson on January 30th, 2017

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Seems like now is a good time for this reminder: The world can be a beautiful place. Especially when Mai Ann (Nguyen) is singing about it. The Costa Mesa-based singer-songwriter debuted with a self-titled EP a year ago, showcasing her velvety vocals in delicate folk-pop tunes that ooze with intimacy. Her follow-up single is the string-drenched the paean “Natalie,” which features pristine harmonies from Leanna Rachel and Mai Ann collaborator Luke Roman’s painterly lyrical sense: “Dawn breaks over the eastern skies / Pouring light into the day across the bay / Dew drops into the estuaries / bluebirds sing their words with harmonies.” The singer-songwriter is working a full-length album she hopes to release later this year.

||| Stream: “Natalie”

||| Watch: The video for “In My Room,” from her 2016 EP