Gorgeous acoustic guitar picking and lashings of reverb set the mood beautifully, as Silje Steine and Mirco Varotto explore the monotony of being stuck in an old routine, for Running in Circles.
Blending shoegaze and acoustic purity, Running in Circles features intimate but distantly mixed vocals, and a rise and fall melody that’s melancholic and introspective for the most part.
Building up for a brighter and harmonised pre-chorus, the song highlights the quiet vocal nuance of Silje Steine, as we join the artist for this reflective sense of wondering about loneliness and isolation; desperately dreaming and desiring something more.
The intensity grows throughout, but it’s subtle, atmospheric, and ultimately the volume, vocal passion, and the sheer weight and immersive depth of the full soundscape and melodic peak, are deeply euphoric and heart-breaking. Silje Steine cries out on behalf of feeling like the world is moving on and evolving without us, and that connection is genuine, profound, and powerful.
A beautifully unique and moving independent artist and single.
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