Owen Hamlin’s acoustic indie takes a temporal flip.

Owen Hamlin – ‘And It Was Gone’

‘Isn’t it unusual while you get simply what you needed, and also you’re not glad?’ sings one of many strains in Owen Hamlin’s ‘And It Was Gone’. It’s one in all many abstract-yet-relatable strains – this track doesn’t go into the specifics of a scenario, but it accommodates plenty of acquainted emotions. The fleeting nature of life, the unattainable dream of everlasting happiness. Nevertheless it’s not as heavy as I’m making it sound. 

Owen Hamlin is a singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer primarily based in LA – common readers could recognise him from protection of his single ‘Swimming In Your Sea’.

‘And It Was Gone’ is a mid-tempo acoustic ballad, filled with philosophical musings but straightforward on the ears.

Hamlin’s lyrics slowly take us by means of his internal monologue that ranges from cautiously curious – ‘I’m wondering what this place would appear to be by means of a special lens’ – to hopeful – ‘We’re all the identical even when we don’t understand it’ – to casually resigned to man’s destiny and transient existence on this Earth. The refrain is maybe so informal as to be callous – ‘I seemed round and it was gone, flip the web page sing one other track’ – however maybe it was supposed calmly. The melodies begin easy and repetitive, however develop properly all through the track, delivered in Hamlin’s delicate vocals. 

The manufacturing beings with some dreamy guitar choosing and opens up by means of the track, including mandolin, strong drums, chugging chords and big-stage reverb. Followers of the 2000s Britpop period with acts equivalent to Coldplay and James Blunt will notably discover lots to take pleasure in right here. There’s additionally a music video to take a look at, that includes some appropriately evocative skylines and cemeteries. An excellent monitor for a bit mild angst. 

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