Moosa Saleem ft Jeremiah de Rozario – Confide (2022)
There are many people who lose their sense of identity without realising it, as the rush of the modern world washes over them. Through the airy and evocative ‘Confide’, Moosa Saleem teams up with Jeremiah de Rozario to consider the lost feeling this can leave you with. In a world that has been stripped of meaning and illusion, they have you floating in a glimmering world, yet feeling strangely lost.
To bring this strange suspended feeling to life, they mix indie-folk with Americana acoustics. Packed with breezy harmonies, the single is easy to listen to, yet leaves you with a lot to think about. It also gives you a glimpse into what both artists have to offer and why Saleem’s music has been picked up by radio shows and festival performers.
‘Confide’ brings the breezy folk vibes from the first strum of the guitar. There is an earthy feeling to the melody as it brings the scent of nature on a light breeze that ruffles your hair. The twang of the guitar is like the rustling of the trees as the wind moves through them, while the underlying tones are the warmth of the sun sinking into your skin. While there is an earthy feeling to the music, it is countered by an untethered vibe. As you listen to the track, the music lifts you up and sends you soaring over the ground. You are left gliding through the air without an anchor, which perfectly complements the lost feeling that comes through in the vocals. At times, there is a complex feeling of being both untethered and grounded to the world through the music.
The complex feelings of the melody are picked up by the vocals and the rather evocative lyrics. There is a relaxing feeling to the vocals as they float into your senses like leaves carried on the breeze. This turns into a rather lost feeling as you lose something of yourself and have no idea when this happened. It is a heady emotion that leaves a churning feeling in your chest as you try to find the way forward. Throughout the single, the vocals match the melody as they move from floating lost feelings to holding onto threads that keep you grounded. The harmonised vocals add to the floating feeling of the track, while the lyrics offer you something to grab on to in order to anchor yourself.
Moosa Saleem and Jeremiah de Rozario use an earthy, yet floating, folk sound to bring a complex mix of emotions to life in ‘Confide’. The music and vocals contrast lost floating with an earthy anchor, as the lyrics consider losing part of yourself and seeking out help. It is a single that leaves you with a churning ball of emotion in your chest and a lot to think about.
Find out more about Moosa Saleem on his Instagram and Spotify.
