Lizzie Weber’s new single “How Does It Feel” begins as a slow burn of a country noir-like composition, but then thrillingly changes course around the 1:25 mark, as a swell of thrashing guitar arrives and converges with soaring symphonics. It’s the perfect aural accompaniment to the redemptive, uplifting message embedded within her words, coupled with her vocal tones that seamlessly transition from intimate to impassioned as verse segues into chorus.
Lifted from the St. Louis bred, Puget Sound/Seattle based singer-songwriter’s forthcoming EP of the same name due in stores January 22nd, “How Does It Feel” unfolds as a stirring rumination about the power of a companion who provides solace amidst feelings of fragility or adverse circumstances. “I know all the ways this life can give and it can take,” Weber sings. “And how easy it can be to lose your hope along way / But you see the light in me / So the fight in me lives on.”
"I’m quite proud of this song and hope it resonates with listeners,” she confides in an official statement. “In a time where so many are suffering, emotionally or physically, or both, I wanted to express my own vulnerability and make art that highlights how that openness calls for empathy from our closest loved ones and strangers alike.”
Indeed, in this current, prolonged period of disenchantment, “How Does It Feel” is a welcome reminder for us to both lean into and reciprocate the support we receive from those closest to us, while keeping the faith that we’ll experience better days ahead.
Listen to the song below and be sure to check out Weber’s special livestream performance this evening at 7:00pm PT / 10:00pm ET.
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