WILDES, the solo project of London-based singer/songwriter Ella Walker, first caught our attention this summer with her single “Far and Wide”. She is preparing for the release of her debut album Other Words Fail Me, which will be released on January 13th via AWAL.
Ahead of its release comes the equally complex and stirring beautiful single “(Run to the) Flames.” A slow-burning folk rock and a grand pop ballad, it has a rousing spirit that operates with the utmost grace. Stirring cinematic strings float perfectly alongside her vocals, which leaves you with a most welcome emotional gut-punch.
Or as she describes the time that she wrote it in 2019:
“It was a time where I felt really useless, musically. I was really without direction. I had a strong connection with it emotionally: it was all about running into the flames when you’re in a really dark, sad place, and deciding that you’re going to change.”
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