British singer-songwriter Lana Crow impresses with new track “What Brings You Back,” a jangling, emotive charmer that succeeds in its moody yet reassuring tonal palette. Blending ethereal production with introspective lyricism, the track imagines a divine inner dialogue while exploring fear, loss, and human connection with emotional clarity.
A wintry, dreamy atmospheric spell takes hold right away, as Crow’s magnetic vocals paint a “sky is getting darker, the nights are turning colder” entrancement amidst jangling guitar pulses and steady percussion. “A shimmering light of heaven is drawing near,” her vocals illuminate as the track invigorates into a soaring captivation. “What makes you laugh? What makes you sad? What makes you search for me?” Crow sings with more starry-eyed enthusiasm, moving from the initially nocturnal chills into a more embracing “always here” warmness.
Tender guitar twangs and jangly, lush undercurrents mingle beautifully as the track’s mid-point approaches. Crow’s yearning vocal disposition — echoing a “lost in darkness” admission, with darkness being “the absence of your light” — continues to delight as the title-bearing hook reappears. “What Brings You Back” is a heartfelt, sincere piece of songwriting with magnetic qualities, further bolstered by a echo-y guitar solo that rides delectably into a final hooky reprisal. “What Brings You Back” is an affecting success from Lana Crow, who elaborates further on the track:
“This is how I imagine God would talk to us if we could hear that voice. I do not think of God as some distant figure. I was told many years ago that it is this immense intelligence—half of which resides somewhere beyond our human comprehension and another within each human being—and it stuck with me. I believe we are here for experience, and we have more control over what we experience than we realize. We are connected in ways we do not comprehend, but if we look closer we can clearly see that – it’s about whether we’re willing to.”
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