This edition of LITM Singer-Songwriter Picks brings to you beautiful folk tracks, tracks travelling across lands, and more. The list features artists Guy Wyman, East Duo, Laura Williams, and more.
Guy Wyman - The Right Place and the Right Time
Giving the folk genre a fresh sound, ‘The Right Place and the Right Time’ by Guy Wyman has been crafted in a manner that will have the track travelling far and wide, breaking barriers. The instrumentation carries over the widely recognisable folk guitar tunes, and gives it a contemporary polish, by adding dynamic drum patterns and a solid bassline. This gives the song a great groove, rhythm and build. Lyrically, the song is really profound in the ideas it captures as it talks about things falling into place in their own time and all we can do is do our bits by looking and working ahead.
East Duo - Chumi
With ethereal, gentle guitar playing opening the track, ‘Chumi’ by East Duo feels like a meditative journey and also the kind of track that has you reflecting and introspecting as you lay quietly looking at the ceiling. At the heart of the instrumentation lies an intricate arrangement of guitar playing, which leans towards the Georgian folk style playing. Gentle, but heavy percussion also comes in at certain places, aside from the smooth, flowy playing of the flute which gives the song that transcendental feel. The song, without any words, manages to convey to you what many songs with many words end up being unable to.
Laura Williams - Ready to be Found
Reaching deep into our soul’s journey to be found and seen, ‘Ready to be Found’ by Laura Williams is as gentle as it is warm, and it strikes all the chords in your heart. The instrumentation leans toward an indie folk-pop sound, and features delicate layering of guitars, and soft percussion. Laura’s vocals are dripping with vulnerable softness and earnestness that reaches inside your soul and caresses it. The song, lyrically, looks at the human experience, and acknowledges the downs besides celebrating the ups, for through the traversing of these downs is how one comes up on the other side.
Nellie Feldmann - Turn Down My Shine
Enigma and brutal honesty driving the song’s tones, ‘Turn Down My Shine’ by Nellie Feldmann mirrors the sound of the late 2010s pop scene. Restraint is used generously in the song, which helps in building the tension and maintaining it. Gritty electric guitars, synths, dynamic percussion characterise the production of the track. The instrumentation takes on a dark, angry, no-nonsense tone, which perfectly reflects the song’s themes. Lyrically, the song exposes the toxicity in a relationship and how that person dims your light one day at a time. Nellie’s vocals have the perfect balance of anger, frustration and tiredness, which is what we walk out with at the end of a tumultuous and toxic relationship.
BROUA - Malou dwa | مالو دواء | No Cure in Sight
Blending musicalities and creating a song that feels like a bright light after endless days of rain, ‘Malou dwa’ by BROUA is sure to have you swaying and smiling. The instrumentation is influenced by Mediterranean and Eastern musical influences, creating a shimmering sound that feels like the celebration of everything that makes humanity beautiful. The vocal arrangement in the song is also stunning, and feels like an instrument in itself. Lyrically, the song, just like its instrumentation, is one of hope and optimism, as it stresses on the fact that at the end of every storm – no matter how fierce – there awaits bright sunshine.
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