The folk, emo, ambient duo Wilted Flower from Nottingham, UK fuses a sound that is all at once haunting and atmospheric. Micki Wood’s vocal harmonies bring to life the heart-wrenching lyricisms seen on their songs and paired with Ryan Warriner’s ambient lead guitar, the sound that comes across is magnetic. The duo focuses on themes of mental health, love and loss in their latest recording.
Here Lies Our Love is the duo’s latest offering, a six-track EP that explores the concept of grief after a love has died. According to the band, “It captures the full range of emotions; from initial anger, to the introspective dismay and everything in between when a once deep love leaves you drowning.” On that note, Here Lies Our Love opens up with “Funeral Procession.” The themes of death get realized in the soft, somber sounds coming from Micki’s vocals. The guitar supports her vocals along with the sound of a drumming beat. Right off the bat, the vocals come in with little to no hesitation on “Widow.” With a compelling sound coming from the guitars, both electric and acoustic, the sounds that comes across are beautifully rendered. Micki’s vocals embrace emotions both deep and powerful in this moving track. On “Bright Eyes & Goodbyes,” more guitars get actualized in this song. Micki’s vocals are sad and earnest sounding. The vocals gave the music a haunting quality that really resonated with me. A sauntering drumming beat propels “Silencer” as Micki’s vocals are rendered in sounds both soft and sorrowful. Slowly ebbing guitars flow through “Residing In A Graveyard.” The sound gradually builds with Micki’s quiet vocals growing in momentum. Though a little on the bleak side, I enjoyed the desolate sounds coming from this track. Rain filters into the intro of “Beautiful, But Bleak.” The steady sound of Micki’s vocals flows through this song solely supported by the guitar. The damage from a love that leaves all too soon is apparent on the album. You can feel through the tragic quality of the lyrics and poignancy from the vocal deliveries, the immediacy coming from the music. The emotions from love lost and the earth-shattering aftermath of dealing with the loss is aptly depicted in the atmospheric backdrop of this work. For those of us who have dealt with a broken heart, Here Lies Our Love is a eulogy of sorts of past loves and ghosts that continue to haunt us. Wilted Flower shows that ‘undying love’ is all too real with their new record.
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