Oscar Bird – Can’t Hide Your Heart (2022)
Oscar Bird is bringing a tale of lost love, honesty and the moving chapters of life to our ears in the acoustic flows of ‘Can’t Hide Your Heart’. Packing tender acoustic rock movements into a style that balances the best elements of old and new, the single is a wonderful taste of what to expect in his upcoming EP. The journey of the lyrics takes you through both the past and present while offering you something hopeful for the future.
The single was originally written during his first year at university but was put on the back burner when other projects and songs took over. This changed when he played it live and decided to release it as a single for his debut EP. After consulting producer and songwriter Louis Greaves, additional layers and tweaks led to the sound we now hear.
‘Can’t Hide Your Heart’ pushes you into a moving melody that is all strummed guitars and propelling beats. The rise of sound in the opening drops slightly as the vocals enter, but there is a high tone that shines like a beacon. This high tone sweeps down to merge with the moving lower tones to create a wash of sound that picks you up and glides into the journey of the lyrics. This gliding feeling continues throughout the single as you soar and dip on the currents of sound. There is a reflective feeling to the melody that increases the power of the vocals. As the single progresses, the reflective vibe is enhanced as it casts your mind on the past, present and future.
While the melody catches you on the currents of its sound, Bird’s vocals hit you with a touch of nostalgia. Through the first verse, he casts your mind back to lost love and the emotions that follow. It is a tender journey into the past and the emotions that linger into the present, but this has been tempered with the lighter feeling of the happiness of the lost love. His performance is packed with honesty that really shines through each word as he opens himself up and lays out all his emotions. It is a really touching vocal performance that draws you into the journey of the lyrics. Later in the track, his performance really comes into its own as the power of his vocals flies out against the call of guitars.
Oscar Bird reflects on lost love and the moving chapters of life with a heartfelt honest and emotive flow in the acoustic rock ‘Can’t Hide Your Heart’. The melody sweeps you up on a current of sound that has you gliding through the single. His vocals are powerful in their emotive movement taking you back in time only to consider the lingering emotions felt in the present.
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