Establishing the mood with an intricate and masterful piano performance demonstrating syncopated dimensionality, Anthony Rausku opens Goodbye with the situational prose, “You and I used to meet on Friday night, but now I look at someone else’s eyes, there was a time when I could kill for you…”
The opus expands into a message of farewell and human disconnection. The lyrics feel highly relatable as this is something that we have all gone through with a former partner. Anthony’s timbre reminds us of early Leonard Cohen or Rufus Wainwright. There is a frank authenticity to his delivery.
We appreciate the poetic prowess and the deeply human way that Anthony performs. We could imagine this being sung in a smokey jazz bar, or being featured in a poignant scene of a Luca Guadagnino film, particularly with the orchestral evolution of the track mid-way through.
The drums and guitar truly evoke a high emotional quotient; and we are left in an introspective state before the bridge with layered vocals and a sublime final reprise and guitar outro.
Speaking on the message of Goodbye, Anthony Rausku confesses, “The song is about leaving. People meet and fall in love with each other and sometimes it stays. And sometimes people change, but not in the same direction. Then maybe you have to say Goodbye. But it’s not easy if you don’t want to hurt anyone.”
We learn that Anthony Rausku is a Helsinki-based independent solo artist. He writes, performs, produces, and engineers all of his own music from his home studio.
Needless to say, we are in awe, and have added Goodbye to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream Anthony Rausku‘s wider discography, including the entirety of his album, Another World.