Wildersky’s new single, “Can I Call You When The Winter’s Done?” is a postcard from the coldest months of the year, written with warmth, recollection, and the flicker of hope that spring always offers.
Born to working-class parents in a town outside Detroit, he studied classical piano at the University of Michigan before phasing into composition and production, and he lived in New York for several years before moving to the intimate solitude of his home in Wiltshire, England, wintering over and crafting a track that sounds like a breath on a frosted windowpane frail and reflective and beautiful in its stillness.
The song unfurls gradually, and the snow thaw is in early March. Its production is sparse but lush, where every glimmering note and earnest lyric has room to land purposefully. Wildersky’s vocals are delivered with subtle emotion. There’s something raw and sincere in his vocal demeanor, as though he’s not simply singing to somebody, he’s trying to touch them across time. Even the title of the song poses a question full of yearning, the kind of text you write but don’t send.
With “Can I Call You When The Winter’s Done?” Wildersky has made more than a song. He’s distilled a moment in time, one that many can identify with, and turned it into something that feels personal, almost a secret told in a whisper. It’s a gentle reminder that even in our coldest seasons, hope lies low-key in the wings, ready to answer the phone when we call.