The track is from the duo’s stirring new EP How Do You Make It Look So Easy.
Vocalist Emma Foster and multi-instrumentalist/producer Paul Holliman are Arctic Lake, a duo with an arresting, poignant sound that feels intoxicating in its beauty and sense of composure, and their latest EP How Do You Make It Look So Easy continues to shine a light on what makes them feel so enchanting and engrossing.
The final track from that EP is ‘Hold Me’, a powerful and nuanced look at a relationship and the way things gradually shift and change over time. The effortless composure of Emma’s vocals and Paul’s stirring instrumental makes for a track that feels all-encompassing in spite of its softness, leaving a lasting impression. Their sound feels so intimate, yet so grand. So touching and personal yet so universal in its beauty and charm. The track is a glowing showcase of everything that makes the duo feel so special and distinctive, and why they continue to be showering in deserved acclaim.
How Do You Make It Look So Easy finds the duo harnessing the experimentation of last year’s side by side we lie awake and finessing it into a version that feels truly Arctic Lake. As Paul Holliman explains, “Now it’s us saying, ‘We can do what we want but it all has to exist in the same world.’ There’s some pretty upbeat stuffbut the lyrics are consistent. We took away all the rules but now we’re putting a few of them back in.”
