Last weekend Vancouver-based musician Syd Warwick released her debut EP, Sad Astra via Nevado Music.
“Mercury” is one of the lead singles and highlights taken from the album, a blend of folk rock that transports us back to a soft and gentle sound with some gorgeous vocals, strings, and arrangements that just suit her powerhouse vocals and the important topics that the song addresses.
Speaking on the song, Warwick adds:
Mercury’ is a journey through the grief that comes with processing family trauma, and the difficulty of having to cut ties with people that you love. Even though there’s fear, uncertainty and pain within the process of letting go, there’s also a first step towards empowerment—the kind that comes when we face the world as an individual, belonging to no one but ourselves.
‘Mercury’ is about being your own advocate, understanding the cyclical nature of abuse and trauma within a family system and remembering that you are so much more than where you come from. It serves as a reminder to put yourself first, else you may never be able to move forward and become the person that you’re meant to be.
Enjoy a listen to “Mercury” below and find the whole EP streaming at Spotify.
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