An artful depiction of lost love’s lingering impact stirs within a melodic folk production on “Better Angels,” a track from Ohio-based artist Pete Price. “Do you ever think of me at all?” Price’s heart-aching vocals wonder amidst acoustic strums and weeping strings, conveying an internal monologue of one held hostage by a yearning to re-kindle a lost love — and finding the courage to try and restart that connection.
Tender acoustics and dashes of strings arrive into a stark vocal admission: “ain’t been the same since you’ve been gone.” An optimistic sense of renewal is conveyed, conveying regret and a yearning for “the dawn,” following darkness. Twangy guitars accompany rising vocals, lamenting a heart held “captive,” and an ensuing pleading to “look inside your heart.” In both the upcoming voicemail element and the lyrical drive in general, there’s a conversational push from someone who found the courage to call his ex, with optimism in mind — only to be met by a voicemail recording.
“It started with just the phrase ‘better angels,’” Price says of the track’s writing process. “I wanted to write a story song—something cinematic, emotional. It became this internal monologue of a guy who finally finds the guts to call his ex, only to get her voicemail. Everything else plays out in his imagination. I like that we don’t know how it ends.”
The track is amongst the many standouts on Price’s recent album Pictures in Time, which also includes previously featured gems “House of Mirrors” and “This Time.” Stream it in full below:
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