Setting the tone with a cerebral synthscape, Words and Sound opens Yellow with a meditative energy, inviting us to go inward and reflect. The opus expands with dimensionality and nuance with intricacy and a sublime frequency.

Rippling details with brief pulsations guide us to textured drums which emerge just before the two minute mark, building with an elegant crescendo and thought-provoking spoken word ad libs. Needless to say, we are in awe.

The sonic landscape showcases nothing short of instrumental mastery, and we are hypnotized by the overarching energy and concept of the composition.

Speaking on the release of Yellow, Words and Sound confesses, “This is about my grandma. She passed away last year and she was a very special person.”

The rising talent adds, “I actually wrote it before her death because there were a lot of hospital scares. My intentions were to capture her spirit and character within the song. That the feeling to get from the song was the same if she were in the room. And the end of the song represents how it feels without her.”

The finale of Yellow builds with further dynamism and high synth notes before a minimalist breakdown which evokes a sense of emptiness and sadness simultaneously with a darker melodic frequency and emotive words which envelope us in the last moments of the song.

Words and Sound, also known as artist Trevor Keith, cites Switchfoot, Coheed and Cambria, Glen Hansard, Oh Wonder, and Blue October as some of his influences, although there is no doubt that he is creating a universe of his own.

We have added Yellow to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we immerse ourselves in the single’s stunning artwork and continue to stream Words and Sound‘s wider discography, including Cross That River.

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