Following up some of the spiker indie moments of her February single, ‘I Don’t Wanna be Your Girl’, Sarah Johnsone returns with even more electric guitar jangles on new single, ‘Hurricane’.
Starting off with a minute of delicately sung, almost lullaby-like melodies, ‘Hurricane’ begins with lovely elongated guitar riffs and stretched-out and deliberately slowed-down soulful vocals in the style of Duffy or Amy Winehouse.
Picking up the pace and the temp from a minute in, ‘Hurricane’ shifts to interesting rhythm patterns and structures as the tune metamorphoses from a soulful composition into a jangling and spiky piece of indie-pop.
Using the ever-increasing tempo as a vehicle to carry the core emotional message of the song, the second half of ‘Hurricane’ sees Johnsone deliver a variety of strong vocal lines before ending with a final climactic electric guitar burst.
A strong all-rounder, ‘Hurricane’ takes risks and avoids the obvious and safe route.
You can listen to ‘Hurricane’ now on all major streaming platforms.
