Toby Johnson - 'Tiny Fires'
Toby Johnson shows that hope can be born from the flames of ‘Tiny Fires’ on his current indie folk single, out now via Mahogany Recordings.
Toby Johnson makes a smooth progression into poppier territory on ‘Tiny Fires’, the first single taken from his upcoming second EP, seeing him sit nicely on your playlist between Dean Lewis and Dermot Kennedy. From ‘Tiny Fires’ melodic and vulnerable acoustic opening, to its rousing and dusty, percussive-driven sound that clucks with country and orchestral textures, Johnson executes the perfect formula for merging traditional folk influences with danceable indie.
On the ideas behind the track Johnson explains, “Tiny Fires is the belief that there is more to life than the pain you’re feeling. Theres a light at the end of the tunnel, but you just can’t see it yet."
Johnson’s contemporary folk vocal burns with its own rich fire - determined, confident, emotive, intimate, leaving you craving more. ‘Tiny Fires’ blows the smoke right out of your eyes with the flickers of better times on the horizon.
Words of Karla Harris