A beautiful folk track with evolving textural expansion, “The In-Betweens” is the latest from Colin Woltmann. The vocals present a relatable, intimate portrayal of day-to-day perseverance and feeling a sense of being lost: “Doing my best trying not to overthink all of the tomorrows, and all the yesterdays, and the ones in between.” The steady acoustic trickles are complemented by an organ-friendly effervescence in the second half, with additional guitar flutters around 01:30 adding to the gorgeously subdued arsenal.
The Elkmont, Alabama-based artist caught our ears recently with his other project, Lake Nakoma, and Woltmann’s solo work contains a similar amount of emotive depth and melodic satiation. The initial vocal lushness touts a chilling reminiscence to Elliott Smith, while the second-half backing additions further the captivating emotion on display. “The In-Betweens” is a fantastic output from Woltmann, whose next release we’re firmly anticipating.
“I have felt stuck in a weird place most of my life and like I never really fit in anywhere,” Woltmann explains. “This song reflects that feeling of being lost in the “in-between”, neither here nor there. I think the state of the world and this time of year in particular can really amplify those feelings for a lot of people.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of December 2023’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Folk.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
