‘higher power’ has been a deeply moving listening experience. Calling it a ‘song’ might even be reductive, as it truly represents a heartfelt and honest confession on the pains and difficulties of sobriety. Written by Los Angeles-based songstress radicalove, the record delivers a first-hand account of what it means to enact radical change, battling one’s demons in the process. ‘higher power’ unveils with cinematic elegance and melancholic allure, slowly building into a monumental pop ballad. The intensity rises as it goes on, then crowned by radicalove’s luscious and prophetic vocals.
The track’s outro is particularly hypnotic, as what has been a solo vocal suddenly becomes a whole choir, here delivered with a certain gospel flair. We love the imagery behind such a choice; we know that the path to sobriety is not a solitary one: it takes support from like-minded folks. Indeed, the inclusion of collective vocals serves to remind us of how strong humans can be when they get together. Mixed by Berd Berry, ‘higher power’ is truly a special gem.
Delving deeper into the highly personal and meaningful ethos behind the record, radicalove explains: “I wrote this song about getting sober. Getting to that point was one of the hardest things I’ve been through in my life, and definitely the hardest battle that’s lasted consistently for the longest amount of time. It was a very difficult start that got easier over time, but that ease took the kind of work I had put off my entire life: it was wildly uncomfortable, identity-shattering, humbling, and so many other emotions that completely broke me open, because to recover from a hopeless state of mind and body I had to rebuild my life and who I was from the ground up.”
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