It has been a highly creative year for Thomas Bernard Howard, and we have been intently covering the star’s releases up until this point, so it was only natural to conclude his debut creative arc with a review of his latest release, Guts – the final song from his episodic album, Rose.
Immersing us with a reverberating synth and Thomas Bernard Howard‘s signature atmospheric energy, Guts opens with a question as the enigmatic singer shares his feelings with reference to a personal connection.
Speaking on the message of the release, Thomas confesses, “Taking all the longing, sadness, anger and pain of previous installments, Guts throws it all in the air in a celebration of release.”
The New Yorker adds, “Sonically, Guts draws from every song of the album, with limited heartbeat-esque percussion, nostalgic, low-oscillating synths, punctuating piano notes, simple guitar arpeggios, lyrical innuendo, and the extremes of my vocal range featured towards the end of the song.”
Thomas elaborates, “It is a spiritual cousin of Rose, the first single of the story, in the sense that Rose was about love and the physical affection that follows. Guts focuses on the latter and uses it as a pathway to liberation.”
We always appreciate the intentional nature that Thomas Bernard Howard creates with, and the cohesive and ethereal tapestry of sound that he delivers with the record as a whole. We have added Guts to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream the entire record in order!