RUSSELL STEWART SHARES HYPNOTIC NEW SINGLE PINK AND GREY
SINGLE REVIEW | RUSSELL STEWART – PINK AND GREY
Glasgow based alt-soul artist Russell Stewart released ‘pink and grey’ on 17th January. As an expression of his melancholy emotional overwhelm, this single serves as a kick start to his musicality in the new year.
Stewart uses this single to try to encapsulate the colours streaking across a sunset sky, where a walk underneath sparked him to put pen to paper for this track, the colours translating into song.
Soothing keys introduce the track and settle listeners before Stewart’s soft and minimal vocals begin, then pick up in the chorus. Interestingly, Stewart has chosen to feature the chorus only once throughout the song, but it is by far the strongest moment throughout the 2:10 track. I imagine the vibrancy brought to the song by the chorus mimics the cathartic nature of an emotional song writing process behind the track.
The piano chords are simple, and a steady drumbeat is present throughout the entire track, but the composition is urging for a more consistent use of reverb and fuller sounds to fill space in our ears, and provide a more inspiring listening experience as a result. The chorus does dance through our ears more freely, however, as it only appears once, a repeated use of the chorus’ make-up would elevate the single to another level.
I am sure that in a live performance setting, ‘pink and grey’ would be consumed by listeners as more free-flowing and cathartic experience. The single is a great foundation for elaboration and emphasis in terms of its musicality, and the marrying between individual instruments and vocals. When this is achieved, we will undoubtedly share a moment of introspection with Stewart through the storytelling of his song.
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