Lindsey Buck doesn't just sing her debut single, she embodies it. With the release of "Breathe," the soulful, bluesy lead single from her upcoming album, "The Laundry & The Ecstasy," on Newvelle Records, Buck gives us an unvarnished, full-throated anthem for that transitional moment when fear gives way to courage. And it's more than a theme, it's her story.
Buck began her music career later in life, as a mother of two when she was up to her eyeballs in laundry. Through piano lessons, Kickstarter campaigns, and signing with the record label Newvelle Records, it has been anything but a typical journey, and "Breathe" captures that urgency and openness in every note. The song exhales blues, but not of the laborious and miserable variety. It's soulful, yes, but it's alive, propelled by Buck's powerhouse vocals, which dwell somewhere between defiance and deliverance. There's a grit in her tone, a lived-in richness to it that renders the lyrics a kind of quiet dare. Keep going. Keep breathing.
The song begins slowly, yet with intention, much like the deep breath before the plunge. The instrumentation is providing Buck's voice with the space it requires to soar, and soar it does. The crackle of transformation of tension, doubt, and faith is palpable. It's the kind of track that might pull you back in from a scroll, a thought, a breakdown to remind you that breaking is a step toward breaking through.