Citizen Smith casts an ethereal, intimate, nostalgic spell with folk rock track, ‘Memories’!
Fresh from their latest album, ‘Somewhere Between Leaving’, comes ‘Memories’, the opening track that shines through like a ray of golden sunshine onto dusty old photographs. It evokes warmth, nostalgia and a loving appreciation for life itself.
The track opens onto stirring church organ tones, delicate acoustic strings and a sense of looking back through your life with a wistful charm. Soft, evocative vocals begin to reminisce through memories from decades ago. As it is with recalling long-lost events, there’s a blur, a void in time created, yet some details shine through clearly.
The vocal tone is one of bittersweet recall and the accompanying emotional upheaval. The lyrics paint a wholly relatable journey of reliving the past through emotional, tearful remembrance. It expresses a vulnerability and fear at not being able to handle the weight of those memories and seeking support and presence from those who remain in our lives.
At just over 2 mins, “Memories” serves as a short trip down memory lane and opens you up to Citizen Smith’s alt/folk rock sensibilities. You can’t help but be transported to your own memory bank with their emotional melodies and light, bluesy rock adornments. It makes for easy listening and moments of deep reflection.
We’re captivated by what we’ve heard from Citizen Smith’s ‘Memories’ and look forward to immersing ourselves in the rest of their album, ‘Somewhere Between Leaving,’ next!
