A stirringly heartfelt sound enamors on “The Manner I Really feel,” the newest from Col Gerrard. The observe follows up the standout single “Come On Over,” which caught our ears with its vibrant hookiness. Conversely, “The Manner I Really feel” exudes a compelling somberness. Gerrard’s melodic vocals lament “you don’t know how I really feel,” within the gripping central hook, touting a tonal sense of mourning as elegant piano and twanging guitar theatrics meld superbly.
“And one other day rolls by, and one other child cries, and one other feeling dies once more,” the bleakness continues, traversing right into a delectably moody refrain that reminds fondly of modern-era Manic Avenue Preachers. “Child, don’t you wanna see the longer term?” indicators a consuming bridge, with notably magnetic piano traces and caressing backing acoustics. The concluding “you don’t know,” chorus furthers the emotive energy obvious all through.
“The Manner I Really feel” marks one other success from Col Gerrard that has us firmly anticipating his upcoming album, because of launch in April. Based mostly on this single and the a number of previous, we are able to anticipate a dynamic tonal manufacturing with constantly from-the-heart songwriting — enveloping throughout each infectious brightness and melancholic intrigue.
Learn our interview final yr with Col Gerrard, right here, about one in all final yr’s singles, “Solar & Sky.”
