Sparxsea, an American alt-folk singer-songwriter, draws you further into her otherworldly domain with the release of her second single, “Chariot,” a musical experience that elevates from performance to living room conversation you are lucky enough to witness. Following her debut single “Little Wooden Boat,” “Chariot” suggests Sparxsea is an artist who isn’t afraid to sit with openness and let silence speak as much, if not more, than sound.
Lifted from the band’s forthcoming album "No Soil," their debut release for Exploding in Sound Records, “Chariot” kind of wanders along at a plodding pace but its somber stride is not sleepy so much as stately, which is fitting really, because it was recorded at Chillhouse Studios worth of weather and turned it into winter. Subdued electro beats flow underneath organic instrumentation in an airy, expansive soundscape in which every pause, breath, and lyric has its place. Sparxsea’s deep, sometimes baritone delivery holds the track down, bearing emotional weight without ever straining. There is restraint here, and that restraint is exactly what makes the song so affecting.
“Chariot” lies at the alchemy of lyric loneliness, reverie, and quiet endurance. Sparxsea’s writing is strictly sculpted and wholesomely human, probing heavy themes like depression without making a spectacle of them. Instead, it plays out like an emotional psalm, soft and earnest and nourishing in its unforced quietude.
“Chariot,” Sparxsea continues to stake her claim for a space where modern folk sensibilities collide with cinematic production and emotional verisimilitude. It’s a song that doesn’t know how to call for attention, then, once it gets that attention, the ways it clings are almost fearsome.
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