“Finding My Way Home,” Lavendine’s contribution to the music of autumn 2022, grows out of a simple piano and guitar melody over the course of just a few minutes, and while it’s not nearly as long a track as its harmonious ridges and pendulous rhythm would make it feel, it packs a heck of a lot into its moderate playing time nevertheless.
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Lavendine merges progressive adult contemporary aesthetics with a playful Pop balladry in “Finding My Way Home.” There’s a lot of intimacy to the delivery of the lead vocal, and even at its most predictably climactic, the track never devolves into a recycled A/C song that we’ve heard a thousand times before performed in just as many variations. Simply put, this pair has no place for such pointless dribble in their work.
The concept for “Finding My Way Home” is rather elaborate on paper, but the execution here is steeped in minimalism. “Finding My Way Home” is essentially straight out of a playbook written circa 2000, and yet the melodies are stylized with an almost cosmopolitan alternative pop influence that is undeniably as current a sound as you can get. I can’t confirm whether or not they’ve found their signature sound, but they’ve certainly got something unique that they’re sporting in “Finding My Way Home” without a doubt.
If you’ve never heard their work before now, I would strongly encourage you to take a peek at Lavendine’s new single “Finding My Way Home,” as it gives some relevant insight into their present direction, and more importantly, their ability to extend artistry from one genre to another. I’m not yet convinced that they’ve exploited their collective talents for all they’re worth, but they shouldn’t rush the development of their next project at any rate.
They’re working with a lot of unfiltered elements in their sound at the moment, and I want to hear what they can do with them when they strip away all of the plasticity and let the harmonies explain a narrative more than their own lyrics do. Lavendine is on my radar, and after hearing “Finding My Way Home,” they might just be on yours as well.
Chadwick Easton