There's something quietly breathtaking about Sandra Sutter's new single, "Just Like the Moon," a song that doesn't just hit you, it wraps around you like gossamer on a summer night. It nestles into that not-so-secret place where favourite tunes go to make themselves comfortable. This track doesn't have to burn for you to notice it, it can glow warm and timeless, softly drawing you in with its gravity, causing you to orbit around it.
And award-winning Métis recording artist Sutter also brings a lifetime of lived experience and musical range to this so beautifully restrained offering. "Just Like the Moon" is a meditation on presence, longing, and the unspoken power of love that remains when we can no longer be seen, it's a sound both terrestrial and celestial, which is fitting because it also serves as a metaphor for the moon, a salty moon, as she sings about. This genre fluidity mirrors Sutter's own identity as much as it does her craft, meeting her Métis heritage as an adult, she has always walked between worlds. "Just Like the Moon" seems like a bridge between people, cultures, and the past and present.
Her songwriting is reminiscent of the emotional candor of Mitchell and the storytelling ease of Lovett, imparting a unique touch of spiritual grace all her own. Every note and lyric is in service of the story. There aren't any flashy runs or forced metaphors here, just earnestness, done with grace. The song channels a quiet kind of resilience, the hope that love, like the moon, is always there, even if sometimes obscured by clouds. It is a message of hope and healing, gently profound and profoundly human. At a moment when so many are craving connection and meaning, "Just Like the Moon" delivers both.