Acoustic guitar and colourful keys, a simple folk-pop set-up, with softly expressive vocals at the forefront – Australian artist Freya Winter leads with a clear love for the process of writing songs, for the release of the melodically catchy and dedicative single Heartbeat of Mine.
Evolving effectively from acoustic roots through a multi-layered organic pop chorus, the song seamlessly unites the changing passion of the voice and lyrical sentiments, with the supporting musicality underneath. Contrast is faultlessly employed, letting these two opposing sections, this ebb and flow dynamic, reach out in a way that naturally uplifts.
Featuring delicate and distantly mixed yet intimate vocals, Freya’s songwriting and performance style takes humble influence from the likes of Jewel and Dido – two artists whose storytelling format have long since inspired Freya. Heartbeat of Mine depicts the same kind of careful intertwining of poetic imagery and personal anecdote, in order to tell a story of appreciation and celebration of love.
Heartbeat of mine is a gentle outpouring of passionate conviction, with lyrics that do indeed read like a poem, and on top of this, we get the modest build up of the folk-pop arrangement – the brighter hook set-up and delivery, to help elevate and secure the emotional wealth of the song.
Raised in a musical family, Freya Winter’s connection to the artform is largely inherent, and as such, there’s something decidedly genuine about both her musical style and the mildness and humanity with which she writes and performs. Heartbeat of mine is a subtle yet enjoyable debut, a reflection of feelings true to the artist’s own emotional journey, and on that note, it marks a fine introduction to the easy optimism and calming warmth of her sound.
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