Setting the tone with intricate acoustic guitar, Per Ploug opens Left To Bleed with the vulnerable and emotional lyrics, “You drag me down honey, I’m left to bleed, you walked away, why can’t you see that every little thing I did for you, and all I ever want is care for you, I’m drowning in a sea of pain, I’ve been taken by the tide, you stripped me off my faith in love, stripped me of my pride…”
Left To Bleed is filled with poetic prowess and the narrative is gripping as Per Ploug, a singer-songwriter from Ireland, originally from Denmark takes us through his trauma with a bid to manifest catharsis for both listener and artist.
We learn that Per Ploug moved to Ireland after falling in love with the country, the music and an Irish girl. Speaking on his artistry, he tells us, “Songwriting is addictive, engaging, enlightening and empowering. Once you are hooked, it is almost impossible not to keep going at it.”
The rising artist released his first song in 2021, and Left To Bleed marks his fourth release. We love the subtle strings that add dimensionality to the piece as Per Ploug shares self-realized wisdom with the words, “A broken heart can lose it’s way…”, at the same time as confessing that his spirit is broken.
We really love the chord progressions featured in Left To Bleed, which are such an integral part of an acoustic composition. Per Ploug tells us that the song “was actually inspired by Jackson C Frank’s song Blues Run the Game”, and uses the same structure!
Per Ploug‘s main influences are folk and Americana from both sides of the Atlantic, such as Gordon Lightfoot, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Darden Smith, Brandi Carlile. Local heroes include the likes of Cristy Moore, Mary Black, Emma Langford, Glen Hansard to name a few, although it is clear that the rising artist is creating a sound and energy of his own.
Left To Bleed has been added to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we stream Per Ploug‘s wider discography including Won’t Be Lost With You and When December Comes Around.