Review: Sacha, The Best Thing

Growing up in a small community in Central Ontario, Sacha Viasgie aspired to be a country music star. 

The inspiration came from the fact she grew up listening to country music and lived a country lifestyle with her family. The young woman always had musical influences around her since her parents were part of a band, with constant rehearsals at the home, music playing, and with them she attended their gigs. 

Sacha recently released her EP The Best Thing. The album consists of six songs including her new hit Cheers. The fun-filled song is all about letting loose and having a great time, after a long day of grinding at the 9 - 5 job most of us can relate to. 

Cheers is catchy and captures your attention from the very beginning, with the cool auto-tune effect. The music video for Cheers depicts the message of the song clearly. It takes place in an office, where most people have double personalities - they turn from being serious at work to energized party people. When the video transitions to the party scenes, everyone’s having fun, dancing on tables and drinking from red cups. 

Similar to Cheers, is Good Times Going, the last song in the EP. The song also portrays the scene of having a great time with friends during nice weather. When listening to it, you get that ambiance. The beat isn’t too fast or too slow, it’s quite calm with a touch of rock and roll, and is very relaxing! 

An interesting track on this album is Tailgate For Two. This is an acoustic version of the song and it’s quite unique on the album. The song is about a young lady wanting simplicity while on a date instead of glamour, like most women nowadays. 

The entire album has a country, funk vibe. It’s not the habitual country album instead, it’s modern and catchy and has a distinct style. There’s also a  constant theme of women empowerment and relationships throughout the album. For instance, the song Standards is about mutual respect in relationships and valuing yourself as a woman as Sacha sings:  “It only matters how you treat me / R.E.S.P.E.C.T. me”