‘An album over a decade in the making but that time has been well-spent producing songs that are intimate and authentic.
Some albums arrive in a flurry of hype; others take years to ripen. Hayley Savage’s new album is the latter—an album steeped in a decade of lived experience, distilled into songs that feel both personal and resonant. Each of the eleven songs on this album delves into Savage’s inner world, which she renders with a real authenticity: nothing is held back, and whilst this has the potential to make the listener feel voyeuristic, it instead forges a real bond between artist and audience. Savage’s compositions have the power to grab you and speak to you immediately.
The album begins with ‘Freer’, a song that starts simply – full of brushed drums, guitar, evocative piano and double-tracked vocals – but builds to an emotive climax. The opening lines also set the mood for the album. “How do I begin/to tell you all the ways/that I feel today?” sings Savage before asking the listener to invest their trust, faith and confidence, and so paving the way for her own emotional disclosure….’
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