Sometimes songs about self-empowerment and working through tragedy with no one to fall back on but yourself can come off as tough and try hard. But “Surrender” by The Quiet One replaces sonic bravado with a sound more melancholic and soft with ethereal, shimmery melodies and fragile guitar work that lends Amber Wilson’s words and hushed vocals an emotional immediacy and accessibility that makes that inner strength seem attainable. Wilson wrote the song following the passing of her mother and the tenderness and self-patience and grace required to weather that kind of pain informs the songwriting. After all resilience and strength need not look and feel like some stoic and rigid approach to your own life. “Surrender” feels like a catharsis through sheer emotional openness and getting through by feeling it all rather than trapping any of it in a dark place in the psyche. Listen to “Surrender” on Spotify and follow the Scottish singer-songwriter at the links below.
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