Born in Pembroke Dock, Welsh singer-songwriter Louis O’Hara has quickly emerged onto the indie scene, seizing every opportunity they make for themselves every step of the way. Never afraid to allow themself to be vulnerable through their lyrics, their music exudes a sense of sentimentality with every verse as they use their work as a vessel to portray the human condition as they see it in their mind’s eye. Their latest album, A Peaceful Kind of Fun, proves an illustrious addition to the artist’s already robust legacy. Highlighting the collection, the record’s single “Magpie” shines through as a marquee example of the artist’s creative proclivities and strives to embody their work throughout its notes.
The piece begins as an optimistic acoustic guitar progression lightly strums, accompanied by a reverberant bassline, plucking in the same optimistic vein. Immediately, we feel the world of this single’s tranquility build around us in real time as we sink deeply into the music from the first notes. O’Hara’s vocals appear soon after, as they begin the narrative with the opening line “One for sorrow, and two for joy, that’s me and you. ‘Cause I don’t know, know what I would do if I was ever alone.”
Manufacturing an ecosystem of meditative pensiveness through this music, the track finds a way of staying with the listener long after the sound has left their speakers. Having accomplished so much with this latest release, fans of O’Hara’s work can only wait with anticipation to see what could possibly be coming from their mind and studio next.
Written by Nick Gumas
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