Mary Middlefield - “Heart’s Desire”
Photo: Sébastien Wenk
Switzerland-based Mary Middlefield has just released the captivating indie rock track, “Heart’s Desire.” The track beautifully explores feelings of desire and longing, with lush musical layers.
“Heart’s Desire” is built around mellow weaving electric guitar that has a free-flowing and dancing ambience. Bass pulses warmly underneath, helping to punctuate the movement. As the drums enter, the song gains an almost waltz-like groove, which enhances the track’s underlying feeling of nostalgia and longing.
The track is wonderfully expressive, with a continually shifting sense of ebb and flow. The arrangement can swing into slightly dark and moody sections of intimacy, brooding tension driven by the drums, as well as moments of epic elegance. There are some dreamy flourishes of electric guitar, which are reminiscent of “Airbag,” by Radiohead, and strings that help to hold down this shifting musical narrative.
Lyrically, “Heart’s Desire” explores the theme of a melancholic love story racked with desire, pursuit, and the elusive happy ending. The words are storytelling, vivid, and introspective. Middlefield’s vocal truly sets the track alight with her gentle and expressive delivery. The performance rises up over the chorus sections, with a beautiful sense of rich passion before leading the listener to moments of tender, reflective sadness and longing.
“Heart’s Desire” is a well-crafted indie rock track, brimmed full of contrasts. The song feels like a waltzing whirlwind of breezy melodies and brooding tension and will leave you wanting more.