Long-time songwriter Phil Swanson delivers his most beautiful single yet. Built around a delicate fingerstyle guitar progression, with dashes of synth to light up the outer edges, Better Walk, Don’t Run highlights the natural nuance of Phil’s voice, and pairs this with simple, appreciative poetry and imagery, for a song that’s quick to set the mood.
As we move forward, sudden hits of passion light up the space further still – the lyrics become a little more mysterious, and the mix draws focus to this change in direction. We get a strong groove, a full-band warmth that’s easy to sink into, and Phil makes sure to maintain this balance between the power of lyrical and vocal connection, and that of pure musical bliss.
Better Walk, Don’t Run is a dose of joyful gratitude in a divisive world, an ode to treasuring the moments that matter, taking things slow, and it celebrates and imparts this energy and optimism in both the musical and performative build up, and the inherent lyrical images and ideas.
By far his strongest performance and most memorable single to date, Phil Swanson underlines the best of his abilities as a gifted singer and songwriter, with the wonderful Better Walk, Don’t Run.
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