Victoria, BC-based singer/songwriter Christopher Atkins consumes on new single “Lonely Choir,” hypnotizing with a warm array of twinkling Rhodes, steady acoustic drives, and clarinet flourishes. Lyrical observations reflect a contemplative sense of solitude, arriving into the “I think I’m catching on,” realization into the multi-layered title-referencing chorus — punctuated beautifully by the calming clarinet swaying.
The clarinet and Rhodes additions, courtesy of Alex Ward (Mother Sun), are cohesive accompaniments to Atkins’ steady vocal captivation; the track enamors in its range from subdued folk into the more chamber-friendly elements apparent in the chorus. Strong songwriting is evident quickly, and never lets up in quality.
“Lonely Choir was one of the first songs that I wrote where I felt like it was something that could be on the album, although it wasn’t until I made a demo, adding bass and drum parts, that I felt the song was going to work,” Atkins says. “It took a bit of a new form once we started tracking in the studio, we swapped harmonica for woodwinds, Alex added the Rhodes, which I think really helped the song to get to somewhere that feels natural.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Folk.
