Songs of hope, connection and communion, guided by darker fragments of subject matter and story, elevated by the warmth of soulful vocal depth and organic musical arrangements. Acoustic creative Patrick Ames never fails to entertain and connect with his original songs, and the brand new album Slow Dip Ahead is far from the exception.

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Acoustic guitar, quirky by riff but familiar by groove, backs up the intimate folk-pop vocals and contemporary lyrics of Tessa Dalton’s new single Hit the Lights. It’s a humble beginning, rising towards a bright pop single, with a catchy thread of melody and a clear sense of personality at it’s core.

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Captivating in the way that Brand New once were, these long-form lyrical trails follow precise but alternative melodies, slowly revealing the details of these heartfelt reflections and struggles – a variation from the more common writing style of ‘this and then that’.

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There’s a refreshingly raw authenticity to the recording of these songs. Amidst the overwhelming and often disappointing rise of AI production and writing, there’s something all the more piercingly genuine about a simple, unedited recording of a human – their natural voice, and their solo instrument – telling stories, being real, connecting for the timeless and universal appeal of song.

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A joyful anthem on the one hand, from a distance – an altogether-now ode to the beauty of musical unity. But on the other, a unique take on missing someone, on the feeling of having cared for someone who could ‘read the stars’, but was never able to ‘see the starlight in me’.

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