After a break from releasing music the last couple of years, Brisbane country-pop singer-songwriter Evie Williams returns with a shimmering new single, 'Calm Me Down'.
A songwriter drawing inspiration from both classic country artists as well as contemporary pop icons, Evie has focused on her own songwriting, intent on mining her own vulnerabilities and inner turmoils to create songs that connect with listeners.'Calm Me Down' is delightfully emotive with fuzzy-warm feels dripping freely as Evie also weaves a poignantly aching narrative that highlights the mind games we can play with ourselves when confusing feelings about an old flame invade your thoughts while dating a new partner.
Sparkly, yet earthy acoustic guitar alongside a soothing rhythm section is paired to electronic tones that are melded to aesthetically pleasing strings to create a pop rhythm with a country storytelling vibe.
Williams' 'Calm Me Down' is an achingly honest take on perished love that can linger at the fringes of our thoughts. "I wanted to capture the feeling of missing someone through rose-coloured glasses," shares Evie. "How the memories are so sweet that you compare them to what you have now, because sometimes that's better than remembering the facts."
Ahead of the song's release tomorrow (23 August), today scenestr is thrilled to premiere 'Calm Me Down'. Enjoy.
"'Calm Me Down' is a reminder that the grass is not always greener on the other side," adds Evie. "The song talks about romanticising a past bad relationship, while feeling safer in love than ever before.
"I was highlighting my tendency to remember things for how I wish they had been, instead of what they really were."
Evie collaborated with Melbourne musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist EMEREE, who produced 'Calm Me Down'. "Recording with EMEREE was so much fun," Evie says. "The first thing we added to the scratch tracks were these dramatic strings and it felt like she had read my mind.
"The day we did vocals there was a cathartic moment where we both stood at either end of the room and screamed 'calm me down' about 15 times over. It felt like the process healed the problem."