Premiere: Her Silo wades waste-deep in the ‘Flood’
The indie-folk musician reflects on the past and who she has become.
Where old things burn to the ground, new life and ways of thinking sprout up like a bunch of begonias. It’s the coping that’s the hardest part. Change is rarely easy, but in time, it becomes a part of our renewed selves. Out of Seattle, indie-folk singer-songwriter Jessica Lambert – known professionally as Her Silo – undergoes an emotional transformation with her new song. “Flood” gurgles with electric guitars, fuzzy and focused, as Lambert grapples with a whirlwind of her own changes. “Belief is useless / When it’s baseless / I’ve given up on those lies / I will never be the same,” her words cut deep.
Later, her psychological turmoil spills further onto the page, “Wasted too much / On something I couldn’t touch / Give me space and some time / In the silence / It gets violent / Trying to sort through my mind.” Its languid nature serves to underscore the pain and alleviate it, emotions rubbing raw and hanging right on the surface. Lambert peels back the layers of a former self, an act of rebellion as much as redemption, and as she emerges in a hazy lo-fi cloud, she stands triumphant, even if forever changed.
On the song, Lambert writes to B-Sides & Badlands over email, “Sometimes, what you once knew to be darkness suddenly becomes incredibly illuminating,” she says, “‘Flood’ is about finding new perspective and coming to terms with the loss of a belief system. It’s about navigating relationships with those you care about who still stand where you once stood.”
“Flood” is another sampler to Lambert’s forthcoming debut album, Don’t Forget the Heart That’s Beating, produced by fellow indie-folk musician Joshua James – which drops everywhere next Friday (February 21).
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