Denver-based artist Talon Majors stirs on the affecting new single “Dream Weaver,” the first of three songs set to accompany her upcoming memoir Watch Her Fall — described as a searing exposé on the abusive troubled teen industry. The track was written about a forbidden romance forged inside the notorious Casa By The Sea boarding school (shut down for abuse and fraud). The track pairs raw heart-on-sleeve lyricism with dreamy acoustics and shimmering textures.
“How could I be so naive? I was only 17,” her dreamy, introspective vocals let out amidst steady acoustics and shimmering backing textures. Depictions of trying to move on from past pain — in the form of writing one’s name down, and throwing it into the sea — combine with admissions of naivety for a sincerely moving entrancement. “When we were young, I had a golden heart, you had a silver tongue,” the reminiscences continue, bolstering the nature of changing emotions and personalities/traits as time progresses and relationships evolve, for better or worse.
The stirring lyricism doesn’t let up in its fervent captivation. The “it was all a dream” initial forays gradually unveil with more personal precision, eventually culminating in the “I don’t even like boys” acknowledgement and “I was only 17” reinforcement. “Dream Weaver” is an enveloping success that tactfully captures teenage confusion, pressures, and the discovery of oneself following tumult.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
