Fran Lusty – Flight of Your Mind (2022)
In her diaries, author Virginia Woolf recorded how her mind would take flight as she wrote, exploring the dark and unknown. Fran Lusty draws on the inspiration of these diaries to take a look at how Woolf’s husband would feel when he found these diaries. As he feels helpless against the power of her mind and the knowledge that she is disappointed in returning to reality, the single considers what would happen if she did not come back from a writing journey.
A somewhat melancholic love song, the single brings a touch of pain to the overwhelming love felt by the main character. These emotions are brought to life by Fran Lusty’s storytelling indie folk style. Dreamlike and immersive, her music uses individual stories to help listeners work through the many frustrations of life.
‘Flight of Your Mind’ grabs your attention with the rich rise of the opening that drops for a rich, yet understated, movement. Through the movement of the melody, you are taken on a floating journey into the track, before a light current captures you in the flow of the track. The guitars lightly strum into a more powerful river of sound that carries you through the soundscape. As you listen to the melody, it is like you are floating on the water before a tumble of rapids moves you from side to side. It is a really captivating movement that allows the vocals to shine over its richness. For all its understated power, there is actually a lot going on in the music. The strummed guitars skip over the depths of the beats, before rising on the back of strings for the chorus. This is an undeniably lush melody that is beautiful on its own, but taken to new heights by the addition of the vocals.
Fran Lusty’s vocals are a clear call against the richness of the melody and instantly grab your attention. Her performance brings a melancholic feeling to the track as the lyrics consider that someone you love could go somewhere you can’t reach them within their mind. It is a really bittersweet performance that packs the core of the delivery with the love felt for someone, only to wrap it in a desperate sadness. This is elevated in the chorus as she lays out what scares the main character and the helplessness that he feels. It is a really stunning single that uses beautiful lyrical poetry to bring a sad love song to your senses.
Fran Lusty tugs at your heartstrings with the bittersweet love song ‘Flight of Your Mind’ as she taps into endless love punctuated by a sense of helplessness. The rich melody is the perfect vehicle for the clear and emotive flow of her vocals. Together, they capture you in the river of sound as the emotions of the lyrics pierce your heart.
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