Argyle, a Scottish-Indian artist, is weaving soul-penetrating stories. With his recent release, “Heal Me,” the Switzerland-based singer-songwriter offers a moving meditation on faith, war, and the contradictions that shape us. With his evocative songwriting and spellbinding live performances, Argyle has a gift for carving out a space in which vulnerability and power ally.
“Heal Me” strikes a sense of reckoning. Argyle’s age-weathered vocals weigh experience, and they inquire into the rigid doctrines of religion and the moral gray areas of humanity. “Who determines who is worth forgiving? Who are we to cast the stone?” he cries, both pleading and defiant. “Heal Me” plays out against a cinematic soundscape with moody guitar lines, swelling percussion, and the barely-there undercurrent of raw, unfiltered emotion that sticks in the air long after the last chord.
Argyle’s signature blend of folk, soul, and alt-pop, which recalls names like Paolo Nutini, Hozier , and Ryan Weathers but is distinctly his own, is on full display. “Heal Me” is unflinching lyrically, peeling back layers of human-made ideologies and the feeble hope that something more significant may replenish us. It’s the type of song that doesn’t simply let you be.
Preparing us for an impending EP, “Heal Me,” is the beginning of a body of work that oozes depth, honesty, and sonic beauty. Argyle is starting a conversation we all need to hear with this single.