Alex Goupil – Letting Go (2021)
Starting a new chapter in your life can be exciting but can also be made difficult when you start to catch feelings for someone you have to leave. The mixed emotions of these moments have been captured by Alex Goupil in his single ‘Letting Go’. Drawing on his own experience when moving from Canada to London, he swirls the excitement of something new with the bittersweet pull of having to let something potentially good go.
While the storytelling lyrics of the single draw on his own experience, the folk-pop sounds are relatable for anyone who has had distance come in the way of a relationship. Bringing a range of emotions to his sound, Goupil mixes everything that is good with the reality of life. With experience gained during his time in London, he is back home and eager to capture the minds of listeners.
‘Letting Go’ has a gentle folk guitar line that pulls you into an almost melancholic melody. The acoustic guitar fills you with some bittersweet emotions that bring their own thread of longing. Through the music, you are hit with the want to stay and fulfil the potential of a relationship in its infancy. When the chorus hits, there is a slight swell of music that turns into shuffling beats on the second verse. This brings a dusting of strength to move forward and embrace the need to let something go.
When Goupil’s vocals enter, his voice carries the same melancholy as the melody. Through his performance, you are filled with the yearning for someone who is not with you but that you are thinking about. There is a poignant message in the lyrics that fill you with the sense that letting go can become easier with time. The mixed emotions of having to leave someone behind come through clearly in his voice. As the song progresses, there is a glimmer of hope woven into his performance that lets you know that your emotions will settle and things will be okay.
Alex Goupil fills you with mixed emotions while riding a melancholic wave of sound in ‘Letting Go’. Though the single, you are filled with the bittersweet feeling of having to let someone go before coming to a gradual understanding that things may get better because of this. A really touching single, it captures the nuance of human emotions in a beautiful way.
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