Emotional healing presented through the transformational process of creating music – a songwriter finding awakening and wellness in the artform, and providing the same route towards overcoming and personal strength to all who listen.
Tom Downing has written 12 original songs in recent years, and is now releasing and promoting these songs as a means of reaching an audience who appreciates the warmth and realism of his sound.
Beginning with I Found The Healing, we’re introduced to a piano-pop sound of clean vocals and self-reflective sentiments. A four-chord or four-to-the-floor backdrop and tempo lets the hook feel classic and catchy, while the verses are eclectic, even turning towards rap during the latter half, which adds personality to the Tom Downing style.
The lyrics are deeply thoughtful, poetic and personal in equal parts, sometimes dark in their honesty, but always resolving with possibility and hope, and it’s this quality that resounds and connects in the end.
Next we have the song Not Done Just Begun, something like retro keys and long-form bars creating an alt-pop arena of introspection that’s again deeply personal but accessible in its purity. The track resolves and leaves plenty of space to breathe, the instrumental is minimalist, stripped-back but distinct, and these qualities add a certain colourful air of artistry to the song.
Slowly but surely the energy rises, the self-belief culminates in a rather softly anthemic chorus, suddenly indie-rock-esque in its passion and power, maybe even with the potential for a timeless EDM remix as those words and this tune reach out and echo through the space. The track has an addictive quality, and just enough of that alternative, underground independence to really feel new and authentic in its contemplation.
Finally, the song Stay Rooted In Being presents a fingerstyle riff and deeper bass line for contrast, a sort of bluesy, House of the Rising Sun aura, but with these intimate, indie-pop vocals again grounding things amidst the journey and thoughtfulness of Tom Downing. The sound is ambient, calming, non-confronting, but also thought-provoking in a subtle, memorable way.
Something cool emerges here, less density of lyric but lines that feel vast and impactful. It’s a shoulder-sway of an alternative track, a twist of organic trip hop adding further to the versatility of Tom Downing’s repertoire, and a personal favourite. We’re along the lines of the unexpected indie pop gems of Big City Life somewhat, only it’s new as ever, interesting, and musically satisfying.
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