Flower Face - “Valentine”
Montreal-based Goth-Folk songwriter Flower Face reflects on heartbreak with her new dream pop track, “Valentine.”
“Valentine” opens intimately, with just an acoustic guitar, setting a gentle, confessional, and introspective mood. Layers are tenderly applied on top to harmonically support the breathy vocal. Starting with cello and violin, there is a sense of slowly building emotional intensity and sadness.
Just before the halfway point, the piano begins to weave reflectively and brightly as a drum beat is introduced, with the bass further lifting the track’s dynamics. These more dense elements lend a sense of stability, maybe even solace, to the meditative and increasingly wistful atmospherics.
As “Valentine“ completes its story arc, pushing into the crescendo, the cries of electric guitar swell and dance reflectively. These elements are not only beautifully performed, but they successfully bring a satisfyingly palpable sense of emotion to the composition.
The vocal of Flower Face remains intimate and breathy, only gaining a sense of intensity when it is pushed heavily into spacious reverbs. Layers of striking backing vocals harmonise and support compassionately throughout, elevating the haunting track even further.
On the track, Flower Face elaborates on the cutting and direct lyrics: “It’s the one where I sort of rip my heart out of my chest and present it to the world on a plate, weak and bleeding and bare.”
Flower Face beautifully explores her feelings with this elegant heartbreak track. Coinciding with the single is also the announcement of her album, Girl Prometheus, slated for release November 1st via Nettwerk.