Malmö-based project Emerald Park delivers a deeply adoring tribute on the new single “A Song To C.” Originally a personal birthday gift from Tobias Borelius to his wife, the track pairs intimate acoustic guitars with shimmering synths to create a “lighthouse in the dark.” It’s a warm, life-affirming celebration of companionship rooted in both heartfelt Scandinavian pop tradition and modern alt-pop entrancement.
Emerald Park collaborated on the release with Danish Daycare (Daniel Gunneberg). “I sent the song idea to Daniel along with a few reference points — Kent and Marie Key — and he instantly understood the emotional direction,” Borelius says. “He started by shaping the drums and bass synth, laying the foundation for the track’s restrained pulse.”
An adoring, melodic standout, “A Song To C” commences with a magnetic allure — melding harmonious, wordless vocals with twanging guitars and playful synths. “You understand me, you’re my lighthouse in the dark,” Borelius’ vocal lets out, smitten in his “you read the map inside my heart” descriptions of a companion that they cherish. Spacey synth frequencies and a buzzing bass-y resonance combine with understated rhythms as his vocals continue to ascend, culminating in a fantastic hook. “I’ll be broken without you,” his heartfelt vocals continue, reinforcing the lighthouse imagery in beckoning to “stay with me” after nightfall and through the unknowns of life’s foggy exterior.
The vocals move further into another fantastic sequence in the final minute or so, bolstered by twinkling keys as the vocal layers arrive into a warming, concluding refrain. The hypnotic vocal work and pulsing instrumentation make for an outro that’s both infectious and memorably emotive, wrapping up a fantastic piece of songwriting from Emerald Park.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup.
