Sea Lemon, the Seattle-based project of Natalie Lew, recently returned with her new single “Crystals” which features Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard on vocals and was released via Luminelle Recordings.
The track continues Lew’s deft ability to craft cinematic widescreen dreamy soundscapes, though this time there is a more shoegazy nature to its approach. Gibbard’s vocals add a nice element alongside her vocals, complimenting them – never overshadowing. It’s a strong step forward for Sea Lemon, and makes us quite excited for what the next release has instore.
Speaking on the single, Lew adds:
“Crystals was written after I attempted “manifesting” for a good portion of 2023 and found myself feeling really lackluster about the whole process. I wrote most of the song after coming to this realization that “manifesting” or looking for signs in nature or everyday life is mostly just a coping mechanism to get by day to day. When Ben came on and wrote his verse, I loved his added angle—rather than attempting lighter coping mechanisms, just submitting oneself to being upset and living in that darkness for a while can be a way to cope in and of itself.
Ben’s contribution to this song is so exciting for me to say the least; as a huge Death Cab fan growing up, Ben’s songwriting has inspired me since I got interested in songwriting myself.”
Enjoy a listen now below.
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