Music can be so vital to recovering from trauma. I’m not saying that it removes your scars or patches you up, but gentle music can certainly act like a soothing ointment, keeping your symptoms at bay for a while. I’ve just experienced some of the hardest days of my life after my cat Gizmo passed away. I’m in the sort of dark place where even listening to music is hard. I was glad I had a few posts prewritten, because I couldn’t muster the enthusiasm to write new ones. But Neeko’s breezy, folky new single “How Deep?” managed to cut through all of that and bring a little sunshine to my life for a little while. The press release calls it a “heartwarming pick-me-up for lost souls and awakened lovers alike.” If like me, you’re in one of those camps, I’m sure you’ll love it too.
“How Deep is a triumphant love song! It was written in a moment where I felt an overwhelming amount of gratitude, excitement and well, love for the person whom this song is about. It was one of those experiences of such immense feeling that I had to do something with it, hence came this song,” Neeko explained. “It poured out of me in a matter of hours. I then quickly recorded a demo with all the backing vocal arrangements the next day so I could really capture the emotion. All of the arrangements in the final recording are the same so it really is true to the feeling I had upon writing it.”
Neeko will release her debut album this spring, so stay tuned for details!
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