Handsome Ghost - “Birch Trees”
Photo: Seb Keefe
Handsome Ghost‘s latest release, “Birch Trees,” is a beautifully crafted track that combines delicate fingerpicking with dreamy instrumentation to create a sense of longing and nostalgia. The song builds slowly, adding subtle layers of piano and distorted guitar that create a wave-like effect, carrying the listener along with its gentle and hypnotic flow.
The slide guitar adds a sense of longing to the song, while the percussion never overwhelms the vocal or acoustic, instead adding to the dreamy atmosphere of the track. The last section of the song finally lets loose, giving the listener a sense of satisfaction and power in the lyrical content.
The vocal is cool and yet full of emotion, recalling memories with its tone and expression. The backing vocals add a sense of airiness and ethereality to the song, complementing the dreamy instrumentation perfectly.
The artist’s inspiration for the lyrics is clear in the song’s wistful and evocative imagery. The setting of a desolate, yet remarkably beautiful town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is perfectly captured in the track’s delicate and haunting melodies.
Overall, “Birch Trees” is a stunning track that showcases Handsome Ghost’s talent for creating beautiful, atmospheric music that transports the listener to another time and place. “Birch Trees” comes from the duo’s latest EP, To The Place Where We Met Last, which is now available everywhere.