An impactful track out today from London-based singer-songwriter Jamie Somerville, “Lonely Walkers” emits a ghostly folk entrancement amidst lyrical perspectives on loneliness. Somerville wrote the track over Christmas holiday, and the morose vocals paired with depictions of an emotional void certainly convey a wintry feeling. “Everyone finds love, but you’ve given up — joined the lonely walkers,” Somerville sings toward the track’s conclusion, capturing the sense of heartrending yearning within.
“Lonely Walkers” builds with a climactic atmospheric build throughout. “All you’ve ever wanted is to feel whole,” Somerville’s solemn vocal presence lets out, intermingling with beautiful guitar trickling and sporadic touches of chilly keys. The “so alone,” melancholy that follows enthralls in its lulling vocal layers, followed by gripping introspection — “it’s easier to hide, than be denied.” Ruminations on others finding love, while one walks without another hand, is conveyed with artful precision — showing palpable heartfelt emotion into the haunting “you sleep alone,” affirmation. “Lonely Walkers” is a consuming, sincerely emotive success from Jamie Somerville.
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The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Folk.
