An incredibly versatile and willingly vulnerable Olli Gullick redirects audiences yet again, with the intimate acoustic purity of brand new single The Cross.
Initially built around a simple finger picking pattern and Ollie’s uniquely expressive, distinct yet gentle voice, The Cross goes on to evolve incredibly well – rising up with drama and intensity, in the tumble of the drums and the clear volume of the vocal; all of which is artistically in keeping with the changing mood of the lyrics.
Defiantly an artist through and through, Ollie Gullick’s music consistently represents the subject matter and story at hand in everything from structure to performance to production. The Cross acts as the perfect encapsulation of that quality, a poetic and personal outpouring of adoration and longing in the face of a relationship that should have ended; a pair of lovers trapped in a stale mate, knowing there’s no future but still unable to move forwards.
It’s a broadly relatable topic, but Ollie’s addressing of it, the details and honesty, the revelations and the little to immense pains of it all, are incredibly refreshing to hear. We even get a gritty and soulful guitar solo during the final gospel build up, when the lyrics have said all that can be said. The desperation and search for connection is profound and powerful, making this a boldly unique and impactful new single, from an artist whose next step is forever impossible to predict.
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