Husks – You Will Find a Garden (2021)
Through his single ‘You Will Find a Garden’, Husks offers comfort and compassion to a loved one facing an uncertain future. Written as a love song and ode to a soon to be distant lover, he frames their relationship as a Garden of Eden. With his music, he creates a safe place to call home in the face of depression and fear.
The brainchild of Connor Small, the musical project combines dark and experimental electronic pop and icy synths. Exploring a range of themes in his music from anxiety to purity, he helps listeners face the cosmic uncertainty of life. Offering a sonic cove that you can find warmth and comfort in, this single eases any fears and anxiety you might be feeling.
‘You Will Find a Garden’ has a progressive opening that slowly builds into delicate piano tones. These tones drip against your ears like rain pattering down on the ground. There is a tenderness to the melody that breathes with you. As you sink into the softness of the music, it draws you into an enclosed meadow full of sunlight and happiness. While there is a lot of light in the melody, there is an undertone that brings the darker emotions to your attention. The interplay between the light and dark helps you work through the bad and relax into the good as you are soothed by the music.
His vocals compliment the tenderness of the music while adding a breezy feeling to the single. At times, the vocals have a breathless feeling to them only to sweep you up in the gentle breeze they create. The lyrics acknowledge the worries you have but soothe the ragged edges they make by letting you know that there is a safe place for you to come back to. Combined with the melody, the vocals create a little space in time that you can come back to when the world seems to be too much.
Husks creates a haven of soft feelings that protects you against the negatives of life in ‘You Will Find a Garden’. The delicate melody is like a moss-covered alcove in time that brings out the peaceful emotions you need. His vocals add to this while offering you the safety you need from the world and letting you know that you are not alone.
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