Avery Raquel, Adam McDonald, Canadian Alternative Soul singer is back with her gorgeously soaked new single, “Like The Rain.” From the first notes, it’s obvious this isn’t a love song just anywhere but in a quiet storm.
Her voice itself is warm and unforced, riding a lazy groove that oozes musty charm of another era, with easy modernity that does all the storytelling for her. There’s no rush here, none of the flashy crescendos on hyperdrive, or production muscle that overwhelms and overpowers. Instead, she exercises restraint, allowing the melody to unfold and the emotion to linger. That’s the kind of track that needs to be on your slow Sunday playlists, right in between whatever favorite soul classics you have listed and with a nicer modern chill groove.
Raquel burrows into those old-school soul textures, stitching together a sinewy groove that washes over you like warm water on a lazy afternoon. “Like The Rain” is a meditation on the soft, comforting rhythm of rain, as well as its simplicity in distracting from that which can be overwhelming and disorienting, falling in love when you least expect it. And, like the rain, as does Avery’s voice itself, it seeps inside you easily and makes its home.
“Like The Rain” is the track that confirms Avery Raquel may just be one of Canada’s most exciting voices on the soul scene. In this release, she proves that her talent isn’t in singing a song, but in applying the emotion that drives it. Timeless, heartfelt, and impossible not to love, “Like The Rain” is a great hug you won’t soon forget.