Song Review/ Alt Folk - Finlay Birch’s ‘Inside Your Mind’
Finlay Birch is a magician. There’s no other explanation for the spells that he casts with his music. Listening to his songs is like being transported to a new world. A glazed, surreal acoustical world where everything is understood and felt so profoundly. It’s as if the human experience has deepened. His latest release is ‘Inside Your Mind’, a track that plays out like a drizzle. You’re drenched in its soft sensibilities without knowing it.
The track is crafted with luminous melodies contained within an acoustic rock outline. Stroke by stroke, the world of the song deepens. A track about love, heartache, and complex emotions, the melancholy is not commonplace. It is distilled into a unique flavor. Softly drawing the soundscape into itself, you feel like you’re in a dazing loop. Think the dreamy melancholy of Cigarettes After Sex blended with the resonant folk of artists like Nick Drake and Neil Young. That’s what this track sounds like.
