Seaker - 'Words'

Photo credit: Athina Kontos

London via Teesside alternative pop artist Seaker self releases captivating new single, 'Words'. 

For some of us, life's most epic moments come in really simple ways. Maybe its in that moment you stroke the tips of the fingers of the person you're crazy about for the first time. Or the first bite of your favourite food you've been craving. Maybe it's in the genuine smile between the stranger who held a door open for you. Or the refreshing feel of rain after a stifling few days of summer.

Seaker's 'Words' is epic in a similar kind of way. It tastes, feels, smells and sounds like all of those moments in life which evoke emotion or reactions in a real, intrinsic, way. It asks that you stop and take note. With Seaker's stunning, reverent vocal at the forefront, the track is lyrically lead and full of heartfelt poetry and vulnerability. But Seaker's production is also remarkable, seeing 'Words' call upon the elements, to create an incredibly ambient soundscape that trickles like water, burns like fire, floats like air embracing both organic and ethereal textures.

On the track Seaker explains,  ""Words" is a song about the ins and outs of love, so you might call it a love song, sort of. It's about how emotions fall outside of boxes and also the vast and confusing depths of emotion we're capable of feeling when we're really connected to someone. It's also about hoping you're enough for someone you really love, and trying to explain how you feel, but the words never seem to say enough. "

'Words' carries its listener on this buoyant wave of sound that mirrors the tumultuous, physical emotion in the lyrics and therefore touches its listener at the very core of their feelings too. While the song is underpinned by sadness, there's an uplifting catharsis here that has a healing quality and through her use of restrain, Seaker has created something spectacular.

Words of Karla Harris