Cy Noel’s new single, Our Flowers Grow, arrives on pillowy soft keys and a gentle kick drum, all in anticipation of the arrival of Noel’s vocal. The song’s lyrics cuts through the gentle instrumentation with a clear-eyed sense of humanity, reassuringly intimate as Noel declares, ‘I’ll be there’.
What Cy Noel has created here is the perfect pairing of vocal and production, the two components mirroring one another. During the opening moments of Our Flowers Grow, Noel’s voice benefits from the canvas afforded by the delicate and spacious production. As the song builds towards its conclusion, however, the vocal’s crescendo is met by a collage of musical detail… percussion accelerates and vocals are layered and pitched, accentuating the song’s emotional gravity. The result is a song that basks in the warm embrace of human connection, the music providing the equivalent of the quickening heart-rate that comes with feeling seen, understood, and cared for, by someone.
Overall, Our Flowers Grow is a warm, refreshing capsule of sonic love. Check it out below: