Drawing us in with soft drums and a vibrant guitar soundscape, producer and song creator Backstrom, along with vocalist Bart Topher, open their collaborative single, The Journey, with a sense of timelessness and intrigue.
The opus expands with a country-hybrid energy and philosophical prose as the creators remind us that “the real journey happens inside…”. We appreciate the thought-provoking nature of the lyricism, and Bart Topher‘s evocative and captivating vocal timbre.
The composition itself showcases nothing short of instrumental mastery, and Backstrom cites Johnny Cash and The Rolling Stones as sonic influences, which we can feel come through in his soundscape, although from the conscious nature of Backstrom‘s lyricism, it is clear that the rising artist is manifesting a sound of his own.
Speaking on the message of the song, Backstrom confesses, “It’s about hanging in there in tough times and whats important in life.” We appreciate the wisdom that Backstrom imbues with his words.
With reference to his creative process, Backstrom tells us, “First, I made a demo and then I let musicians add their instruments and vocal to it. So it’s basically homemade, but from a lot of different homes. In the end, I let Gabe Wold mix and master it, [whilst] Tommy Jones helped out with the English lyrics.”
We learn that The Journey is the debut single from Backstrom‘s album The Carousel, set for release later this month. The record features Bart Topher as vocalist for eight songs, whilst Fransisco Paz plays all drums and percussion, Luca Giannotti shares his guitar skill on the “folkier” songs and also some bass, and Kimberly Faith performs harmonies on six of the songs!
We have added The Journey to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our brand new TIMELESS playlist, whilst we anticipate the remainder of the record. You can also expect a review of another one of the album tracks, Animal, in the coming days!