Taste Test: Laurin Hunter weeps ‘Silver and Blue’ teardrops
Nashville folk singer-songwriter imagines the potential dying out of a relationship on a vulnerable ballad.
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“I can still hear the haunting call of the loons on the nearby lake,” recalls Nashville transplant Laurin Hunter, who exposes every part of himself on his riveting new ballad. “Silver and Blue” sews together Hunter’s warm falsetto, ebbing ever-so slightly across acoustic guitar, which acts as a sturdy, placid lake surface, and a deeply weepy poeticism. “I wish I had another chance / But I fear it’s too late,” he sings, crafting his troubles and worries of a potential dying relationship. Recorded in one-take, the sheer skill the folk singer-songwriter displays is irresistible and calls you onward into a world drenched in greying storm clouds. “So, darling, come back to me,” he later pleads, the melody taking on an even grimmer slant. His soul rips open, and every emotion he’s possibly ever felt comes gushing out of him. And there’s no possible way of holding it back. And that’s quite alright.
“Silver and Blue” is out now.
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