The artist trades darkness for vulnerability on her sweet Valentine’s single.
On the beautiful and vulnerable new single ‘Evan’s Song’, Flower Face trades in the usual darkness of her indie-folk sound for a straight-up, heart-on-sleeve love song about her partner Evan, a dizzyingly sweet track that is sure to resonate with anyone that has had a similarly intoxicating relationship.
There isn’t that much that can be said about the track other than that is a really heartwarming, stripped-back piece of work, the emotion comes through the artist’s muted delivery and the thoughtful ways that she articulates her thoughts and feelings about her significant other. Released on Valentine’s Day, ‘Evan’s Song’ is a song that was written for anybody that is in love, and its very personal, specific message can be cut and pasted on to a plethora of similarly smitten relationships.
“For a long time, my boyfriend has been asking why I hadn’t written a song about him yet.” Flower Face says of the track. “I kept reassuring him that it was actually a good thing I hadn’t, because my songs tend to lean towards heartbreak and devastation than true love and happiness. And what I feel for him is true love and happiness and more adoration than I could really put into words. But then the words came to me, all at once.
Last May, I wrote this song. I didn’t tell him about it. It didn’t feel like something I could just sit down and play for him in our apartment. That month, I went on a short tour opening for SYML. In Montreal, we played a sold out show at the Corona Theatre. Montreal is where Evan grew up, and where I met him. All his friends and family were there in the crowd. There was no better (or more terrifying) place to debut the song. Up on that stage, almost teary-eyed with nerves, I played Evan’s Song for the first time. He cried, his mom cried, I cried, and I think most of the audience cried too. After that, he asked if I would record it for him. I was like, dammit Evan, is a beautiful tribute performance at a sold out theatre not enough for you?!
Anyway, I told him I wouldn’t, but then I did. For his birthday. I pressed it onto a 7-inch vinyl, which he now plays all the time. I’m a little tired of hearing it in our living room, so I decided to release it on streaming services so that he (and anybody else in love) can listen to it through a nice set of headphones anytime, anywhere. In all seriousness, this song is very close to my heart, and I hope it brings some feelings of warmth and love to everyone who listens to it today. Happy Valentine’s Day. <3 xoxo.”
