In a world where dark clouds seem to be gathering on every horizon, where life seems, all to often, an uphill struggle, and where many of us seem to be living just to work rather than working so that we can enjoy life, we need to stop now and again, temporarily park our worries and be thankful for the simple pleasure of being alive. And when you need to do that, you now have the perfect soundtrack.
Blending folk finesse with jazz infusions yet never losing sight of pop-aware accessibility, Dryadic gives us “Good To Be Alive,” the title of which speaks for itself.
This deft and delicate, spacious and serene song recalls the empty, perhaps carefree, days of the “first lockdown, on a boat moored along the Kennet and Avon Canal” (an activity and region I know all too well, although from half a lifetime ago) but is an understated anthem for anyone who likes their own space, or at least space that they get to share with a special or significant other.
What I love about the song, one of the many things, is that its melody is woven out of, mainly, piano and fiddle, with the guitar happy to sit further down in the song, a refreshing change from the folk strummers and punky roots thrashers which seem so ubiquitous these days.
It’s a gorgeous song, a perfect storm of calm and quiet, and a timely, indeed timeless reminder that we need not take life too seriously; that we should take time out to enjoy it, and that we need more music like this in our lives!
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