An affecting track from British singer-songwriter Tallulah Rendall, “Human” opens with sparse piano before building into gorgeous string additions and moody, soundscape-rich allure. The arrangement balances vocal restraint with dynamic orchestrations while thematically navigating personal accountability and emotional recovery, grounding its themes of shared vulnerability within Rendall’s own holistic practices as a sound therapist and Qigong teacher. The track comes ahead of her seventh album, Only Human, out this October.
The production commences with a lushly elegant immersion. Gentle piano moves with spacious grace, met by Rendall’s dreamy melodic ethereality. “I’m human in these bones,” she delivers with relatable prowess. “And I’m simply finding ways, to walk through my life with my head held high.” Ensuing depictions of waves and striving to “learn to survive” continue crafting a journey of the self, traversing through tumult while recognizing that setbacks and failure are fundamental to the human experience.
The artful incorporation of heartrending strings eases in seamlessly throughout, particularly evident alongside the outpouring of emotion in the “trying to learn how to love” admissions. Understated rhythmic complements and breathy, wordless backing harmonies bolster the atmospheric mix further, sending chills through its “I’m only human” refrains and shifts between string-touched ardor and nocturnal, introspective subtlety. The closing moment, resembling a heart monitor, aptly reinforces the themes of human suffering and mortality, framed optimistically around the knowledge gained through personal trials. “Human” is a stirring success of a track from Tallulah Rendall.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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