Lancaster, England-based singer-songwriter Steven Luke explores life’s emotional seasons on “Seasons (to be human),” a sweeping rock ballad shaped by expressive delivery, soaring guitars, and live cello. Its reflective lyricism considers how love, loss, and hardship shape our understanding of one another, balancing wintry melancholy with the hard-won wisdom of perseverance.
Wailing guitars and free-flowing lead emotion kick off the track with invigorating qualities, while the presence of piano lends an introspective quality. “A time for every season, and no one cares to reason,” Luke’s delivery resonates, overall capturing the human experience of navigating through tumult, here reflected in the descriptions of a cold, unforgiving winter. Perspectives of people learning “how to be in the snow / unless you are in the know” stir, with the eventual duet swirling around soaring guitars and melancholic strings.
“We would not be the same without,” the dual lines intertwine in their continued resonance, recognizing hardship as a building block of knowledge and perseverance. The references to “loving” and “hurting” further that capturing of the human experience, full of highs and lows, much like the changing seasons — from the euphoria of spring’s awakening to the unrelenting cold of winter. Delighting in its contemplative lyricism, dual-lead passion, and erupting rock momentum, “Seasons (to be human)” is an enveloping success from Steven Luke.
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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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