Stay surrounds the listener in bluesy, soulful vocals and soft piano keys, evoking the feel of crisp autumnal days. Throughout the song’s near four-minute duration, Head Under Water slowly constructs texture and detail around the central vocal and piano. Thick bass lines, bubbling synths and snappy percussion embellish the song like an idea that drops roots to become a deep-seated belief.
Head Under Water’s latest song is about those “things you leave behind that always remain a part of you”… The hard times that make you grateful for the fact you survived them. Describing the process of creating the song, Head Under Water said:
“Among all the songs I've ever written, this one took the longest from its first origin to it's finished form - finally I found enough distance to understand what I had begun to process 6 years earlier and was able to complete it.”
Head Under Water is a singer-songwriter, and one half of duo Komplement, whose track Far appeared on BlackPlastic back in 2018. Prior to Komplement, Head Under Water was already established as a solo artist in his own right. Coming from a traditional musical background, he looks to combine organic songwriting with electronic production techniques.
Stay is the second single lifted from Head Under Water’s forthcoming debut EP, Opaque. Check it out below.