The keen reader will gladly remember American songstress Heddy Edwards. Just a few weeks ago, we proudly celebrated ‘Cinematic Vision’ as “using grief as a catalyst to appreciate the fragility of the human experience… a highly evocative, heartfelt cut that’s as dreamy as it is relatable.” Looking at the responses the project got on social media, we weren’t the only ones impressed with Edwards’ brooding, dreamy songwriting. At the time, we also teased an upcoming EP. It’s still coming, but we now have a new single for you.
‘The other side of town’ is the latest offering to emerge from Heddy’s eclectic musical vision. It takes a more laidback, stripped-down direction, yet still thriving with a thousand layers and beatless soundscapes. The main hook is particularly triumphant, with Edwards’ vocals bundling into a million harmonies, giving us a certain Cocteau Twin-esque allure, if you will. Towards the end, galloping drums enter the sonic picture, lending the piece intense urgency and dreamy euphoria. There’s a bit of Alanis Morrisette in that.
Delving deeper into the song, Edwards explains: “It is a surrealist, suburban gothic tale about a town split by wealth, and how the memory of someone on the lower-class side haunts the rich yet selfish dwellers who once wronged them, on the other side… both physically and in dreams. I was messing around playing power chords one day when it came to me, and I instantly knew the song would fuse a grunge-y yet cinematic sound.”
Recommended! Discover ‘The other side of town’ now: