Tag: The Sway When Worlds Collide

Stephen Dowd Navigates Nostalgia in “Play Me A Christmas Song”

With the release of the single "Play Me A Christmas Song", Stephen Dowd manages to bottle the very specific, blue-hued silence that falls over a living room once the wrapping paper has been cleared away. It is a curious thing, really, how a melody can act less like a sound wave and more like the smell of a candle that was blown out five...

Wilhelm Strips Down To Essentials In “Wake Me In The Sunrise”

Lo-fi Folk Artist Wilhelm Trades Complex Arrangements for Raw Intimacy in Third Album "Wake Me In The Sunrise" Wilhelm has drawn people in again with his new album "Wake Me in the Sunrise". This record is a unique mix of real feeling and stories. After the success of his 2023 song "The Creek," Wilhelm has taken a more simple approach that puts emotional lyrics ahead of...

The Sway’s “When Worlds Collide”: Unearthed Gems with a Heart of Gold

The Sway. London. Late 80s. These words, on their own, conjure... well, honestly, a flock of pigeons taking flight in Trafalgar Square. Unexpected, right?...