Yvonne Hercules – Roving
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| Yvonne Hercules - Roving |
Release Date: Out Now
Really early in 2017 I was
publicly begging for artists to put their pen to paper to vent their anger,
raise a voice against the injustices in this world and generally use their
platform to stir something up. London based Yvonne Hercules has answered my
call, as have many others, but her take on this particular genre is something
more subtle. You see ‘Roving’ is a lonely candle in pitch black of night,
shining out with every breeze induced flicker as Hercules’ smooth voice wraps
around you and that Marling-esque guitar ripples like the folds of a worn but
loved blanket, passed down through the generations. Singing her soulful, dusky
song, Hercules explores freedom (or the lack of), subjugation of minority or
fringe groups and a general feeling that the democracy we’re told we are lucky
to have is built upon too much injustice to ever really be enjoyed or
appreciated. The simple guitar ripples soon build in to a glorious, life
affirming dawn of a crescendo before fading in to the day and it is only then
that I realise I’ve heard this song before. Every night when I lie awake
thinking of how I’m going to change myself, change the world, make it all
better before I fall asleep only to wake again to face another day on the treadmill
feeling powerless. Maybe tomorrow will be different, there’s always tomorrow,
right?
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