Woodstone – Doves (2024)
The brainchild of singer-songwriter and producer Sean Eversen, Woodstone is a solo project reaching into that area of the brain where language doesn’t exist, only music. At only 23 years of age, the US-based artist has a sophisticated sound to rival many independent musicians; however, despite the sophistication, there is a youthful innocence lurking in his singles. The latest addition to his discography is the single ‘Doves’.
Following the well-received song ‘The Dancer (Sheep’s Wool)’, ‘Doves’ is the first single and second track off Woodstone’s upcoming album Glass Skin. The album explores the complexities of romance from the blissful rush of new love to the crash of reality as life interjects. ‘Doves’ is the instalment that tackles the “internal struggle… feeling you are falling head over heels but knowing that it could never work but you put yourself through the situation anyway…”
Recorded and produced by Woodstone in his New Jersey studio, he notes ‘Doves’ as his favourite song so far. As ‘The Dancer (Sheep’s Wool)’ is a soothing ballad with tender tones denoting the joy of falling in love, ‘Doves’ is a slightly heavier, albeit not too much faster, rush of indie-pop and alternative rock. A nostalgic flit back to 90s alt-rock, lilts of Red Hot Chilli Peppers shimmer through the track; however, a contemporary rock-filled sound edges ‘Doves’ to a modern-day audience.
Interestingly, while ‘Doves’ blends old and new, it is more than the melody that threads together the distinctive sounds of different genres. No, the concoction of 20th and 21st-century rock illustrates beautiful music transcending time while simultaneously expressing the timeless theme of complex love. Introspective, insightful but brimming with heart-breaking brash honesty, Woodstone’s ‘Doves’ tingles of the beginning of a love cycle – although heading into the toxic world with a painful perspective. It’s like eating too much chocolate when you’re already at the point of being sick; you know you shouldn’t but it’s too damned good. Is it worth it in the end?
Find out more about Woodstone on his X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Spotify.
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