Acoustic guitar strumming,
finger clicks, and rhythmic singing open this new track – Breathe - from
Hayley McKay in a real toe tapping way.
The drum track and backing vocals all add to the great production of the
song.
Truly a 2020 song – written
in lockdown and produced via Zoom, you’d be hard pressed to tell that this
wasn’t all put together in a studio like we did in “normal times”
The lyrics also reflect 2020
–despite whatever is going on around you, stop for a minute, “let your worries
pass you by”, take a look around you, appreciate the small stuff and “remember
to breathe” it is in its own way an uplifting message for us – backed by
the up-tempo backing track especially in the chorus.
As with many of the upcoming
singer songwriters in the UK, Hatley has spent time studying music at BIMM (in
Brighton), the fees for which were helped by her winning a national talent
competition. Hayley’s voice and music
can span a number of genres, and while she clearly has a liking for country, Breathe
is probably very much on the pop edge of “Pop Country”.
To produce a song of this quality
during lockdown is an impressive feat, and the reminder to appreciate life and
to breathe is a timely one!
Breathe,
the new single from Hayley McKay is available to download and stream from
Friday 20 November
You can find and follow
Hayley on Facebook, her website and on Spotify
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