Songwriters take their inspiration from many places, but with his new single Love At Night, Gareth Heesom was inspired by an Instagram post of a piece of artwork that hangs on his wall next to his acoustic guitar, that sparked a conversation with the artist.
Opening – fittingly - with a
gentle acoustic guitar, Gareth’s vocals and style are reminiscent of the 70s
folk/country crossover artistes – especially Michael Nesmith’s Flying Down To
Rio.
The song is a soft and
relaxing, a gentle night-time feel, veering more to the folk side of Country
music, Gareth himself describes it
For much of the song I wanted to blur the lines between painting and music, I wanted it to feel like a song you would hear in the middle of the night, a feeling, a moment.
You can almost feel that for
Gareth the guitar is his paintbrush, his words are the colours of the artwork
and for anyone who isn’t familiar with the Remi Labarre painting, the young man
in the hat sat at the bar is not in a happy place tonight, but beyond the image
the overall effect on the painting fading away with the whiteness of the background
trying to claim back the canvas adds to the despair.
This isn’t a song to rock a
festival stage, but it is certainly one to sit back and listen to, allow to
wash over you. The song and those long lingering notes, and the dark imagery of
the dark lack, loneliness and thoughts of disappearing and overflowing red wine
are one take on the painting but they compliment each other. There is an accompanying video that Gareth
thinks is the best way to fully appreciate the song alongside the artist that
provided the inspiration.
Love at Night has already
been played as our single of the Week – and you can stream and download it this
week from Friday
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