Charming in its pleasant melodic folk-pop drive and gleeful instrumentation, “Balance” is the latest single from Ellie Walker & The Folly, a five-piece based in Cambridge, UK. Thematically exploring the ups and downs of modern life, the track excels with a satiating structural expanse — unfolding into a melodic glow of trumpets and recorders amidst the more familiarly inviting arsenal of guitars, piano, and percussion.
“Balance” builds with a brisk and pleasant ascent from folk-ready ruminations into a melodic, more pop-laden effervescence. “Every single time I lift my head up to the sky,” the vocals build climactically with dreamy intrigue. Frolicking guitar/piano pairings and brassy playfulness arise during the twee-friendly chorus, magnetic and replay-inducing as the “we’ll be set for life,” culmination arrives. The aesthetical alternations between folk and pop expansions remind fondly of Camera Obscura, while also showing shades of The Housemartins in its warming pace. “Balance” is a replay-inducing success from Ellie Walker & The Folly.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
