Ryan O’Reilly - “If This Doesn’t Hurt”
Ireland-based Ryan O’Reilly has returned to us with “If This Doesn’t Hurt,” a folk song that features vocals from Madison Malone.
Many of us have been in relationships that have met an untimely demise; “If This Doesn’t Hurt” is a track about wishing your former lover was taking the breakup harder than you. So, as the song opens up with the warm sounds of an acoustic guitar, it makes perfect sense that the overall vibe is raw and heartrending– the ideal recipe for a folk song.
We have featured every tune that O’Reilly has sent over to us and once you hear his voice, you will understand the reason for this. He possesses the kind of vocal that sounds as though he has lived each line of lyrics– he was definitely born to sing songs that tell stories. And as his performance begins, it is unbelievably easy to believe every single detail that he delivers.
Malone’s angelic voice enters the song in ethereal layers, utilized as though a textural instrument that provides a heavenly sense of authenticity to the composition. And when you combine her exquisite performance with the emergence of the string arrangement, “If This Doesn’t Hurt” is able to stretch its mellifluous arms to the far reaches of the sonic landscape.
If this song happens to find you in the midst of mending your broken heart, we feel that it will provide an elegant soundtrack for your recovery. “If This Doesn’t Hurt” is another truly remarkable offering from Ryan O’Reilly and we implore you to press that play button asap.