A stunning debut single from Maxwell Macey, “Must Depart” melds haunting vocal introspection with a dreamy folk-forward construct. Initially from Southern California and now based mostly in Seattle, Macey crafts a sound with heartrending sincerity — conveying a simultaneous craving and “want to depart.” An embrace for change, each within the context of a poisonous relationship’s demise and a geographical transfer, lingers all through the clever lyricism and ghostly vocal layers. Mild, trickling acoustics and smooth touches of piano enthrall alongside.
“Typically therapeutic isn’t nearly time passing, however discovering the place it’s essential be,” Macey explains. “Penning this track helped me perceive that feeling stressed isn’t simply uncertainty, it’s your inside compass pointing you towards vital change.”
Lush acoustics and a reference to “all this commotion in my head,” captures a way of non-public tumult, and an ensuing have to breathe. Reflective vocal layers propel with ethereal affect as emotions of loneliness and reflecting on “occasions once you have been right here with me,” proceed. “I feel I want to depart,” Macey sings as piano pulses arrive. The perceptions of want for change, each bodily and emotional, captivate inside a quaintly efficient manufacturing that emphasizes stunning vocal layering and stirring folks aesthetic. Following this standout debut, we’re excited to listen to what’s subsequent from Maxwell Macey.
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This and different tracks featured this month could be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
