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Michael O’Neill discovers an emotionally raw track full of soulful and heartfelt harmonies
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A languid meditation on an “emotional wrestle between a couple and their doubts over very difficult situations”, Turn On Each Other paints an emotionally raw portrait of inter-personal loggerheads on a bed of pocket-groove, wandering Rhodes, plaintive fingerpicking and conversation-like call and response between Nick Gladdish and guest vocalist Shannon Pearl Powell, who breathe life into the song’s protagonists with their soulful, heartfelt harmonies.
Despite the tension in the narrative, the song is full of emotion and depth, immediately calling to mind the singular left-field pop balladry of The Beautiful South with its creative lyricism and rich palette of sound.
