Luna Keller + Dom Malin - “Shoulder”
Spanish/ German singer-songwriter Luna Keller has just released “Shoulder,” an indie folk collaboration with UK-based Dom Malin.
We’ve been following the ongoing journey of Keller’s conceptual album project, Ocean Inside Of Me, since its inception. And while we’ve never attempted to hide our inclination toward the darker subject matter, we are also very fond of male and female duets. We first heard from Keller and Malin near our blog’s inception, with the wonderfully satisfying sounds of “Overgrown,” so it is a real pleasure to have them return with “Shoulder,” the next single from Keller’s LP.
For those of you living beneath the proverbial stone, Keller has found the courage to traverse the inner workings of her mental health and all of its ailments. We are no strangers to this struggle, so much of the record has made its way into our ears and down to our bones. With “Shoulder,” Keller explores hope and catharsis, rising from the ashes of her emotional turmoil. The song begins with an energetically strummed acoustic guitar and Keller’s vocal performance warmly gliding across the top.
And although “Shoulder” focuses on more of a positive light, the raw intimacy it displays settles quite comfortably into our folksy niche. Lyrically, the darkness appears to have dissipated, but there is still a great deal of evidence that it existed in the first place. Malin’s voice provides a lower harmony on the refrain, along with the emergence of the rhythm section. All of these sounds are quite lovely, never pulling the listener away from the initially raw listening experience.
“Shoulder” sounds as though it has gone straight from the microphone and directly onto magnetic tape– you will not find any modern production antics or any digital artifacts that lead you to believe otherwise. Instead, you will find layers of auxiliary vocals and acoustic instruments in all of their analog, multi-tracked glory, almost as though you’ve stumbled onto a a clearing in the forest of life, where a group of musicians have gathered around a fire to exorcise their emotional demons. It is an epic portrayal of reemergence, providing hope to anyone who’s ever found themselves inside the tarpit of depression.
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More from Luna Keller: “Overgrown“ “The Philosopher” “Invisible Wars” “Swallow The Sea” “Not Ready”
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