On her new single "In the Morning," Lyves reaffirms that speaking this openly about your weaknesses can be one of music's greatest strengths. Unfurling like a deep breath at the break of day, the London-based alternative R&B artist serves up a track that is both intimate and quietly resilient, a song that murmurs its truth instead of shouting it.
From her gorgeous new EP, "Out of the Blue," "In the Morning" is that moment of overwhelming transition and emotional reclamation. Penned and produced by Lyves herself, real name Francesca Bergami, the track fizzes with the kind of raw clarity abundant in the wake of seismic personal growth. The EP, formed during a life-changing period that included the birth of her son, departs from the emotional longing of her previous work. "In the Morning" may be the gentlest rendering of this transition, soft, contemplative, and grounded in understated fortitude. A blend of contemporary R&B, neo-soul, and indie-leaning production, the song is spare in arrangement yet rich in feeling. There's a spiritual invigoration to its sonic palette, crafted with collaborators such as SamTRax and Harvey Whyte and refined by engineers like Adam Jaffrey and Zino Mikorey.
"In the Morning" is a letting go, an easy farewell to what does her no good. The song ends with a recording of her newborn son's coos, a gorgeous act of intention that grounds the entire song in legacy and love and a promised new chapter of life. It's a moment that feels like time stops, that rare musical choice that says more than anything else in words. With "In the Morning," Lyves welcomes you inside. It's a healing song not thrown into the spotlight but cast out into the stillness just beforehand. And in that stillness, Lyves offers herself, unguarded and completely real.
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