How I Became A Wave - “05:00”
Photo by Eibhlín Gleeson
Cork, Ireland-based songwriter Pat Carey et al, aka How I Became A Wave, arrives on the blog with “05:00.”
This minimally textured song begins with the lovely and melancholic notes of a piano, which has been composed by Cormac McCarthy and performed by Rory McCarthy. The mood is immediately introspective, bound to strike listeners in all of the appropriate emotions, as any folky ballad should do.
Carey’s main vocal line enters, wrapped in the cloaks of the greats, including that of Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes, and Iron & Wine, delicately revealing wintery vibes. “05:00” is so raw and intimate that you will swear that it’s being performed right in front of you– a characteristic we can never seem to resist.
As the track progresses, a glorious vocal harmony emerges alongside Laura McFadden’s cello, granting magnificent width to the sparse arrangement, yet allowing it to maintain every bit of its vulnerability. Beyond midpoint, Kealan Kenny’s pedal steel adds seemingly infinite ethereal textures to the otherwise barebones soundscape.
With all of this combined, “05:00” is one of those songs best heard in a constant loop as the season’s first snow covers the ground, and we truly cannot get enough of its understated elegance. The song is now available everywhere you get your music. Connect with How I Became A Wave here: Spotify | Instagram | Facebook
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