Irish singer-songwriter Carrie Baxter, now based in London, releases new soulful single "Loved You Before", and it’s a masterclass in intimacy and emotion. The song envelops listeners in a warm, velvety glow of jazz, soul, and R&B-inflected love balladry.
The song is an exercise in the magic of understatement, a careful love letter to falling back in love with someone your heart has always known. With gentle, intimate imagery and a dreamy sense of déjà vu in her lyrics, Baxter takes you into moments of sweet togetherness, shared looks, extended caresses, and the simple joy of being together. It’s a love song that doesn’t yell, it whispers, sticking with you long after it fades.
Baxter is a force. Her smooth yet emotional delivery is a blend of openness and assuredness, a fitting match to her heartfelt confessions. The production enhances her performance without overwhelming it. Spare instrumentation allows her voice to soar while maintaining the intimate and emotionally honest feel of the track.
What is especially appealing about "Loved You Before" is its ability to sound both contemporary and eternally relevant. And Baxter’s songwriting encapsulates love in the minutiae, the small, quiet things that ring true because they’re so universally human. Whether it's an accidental brush of the hands or a shared smile that seems destined, the song revels in the magic of a connection that’s just right.
Carrie Baxter has created a track that remains like a memory, a soft nudge that some love feels familiar long before fully settling in. With “Loved You Before,” she demonstrates that she remains a storyteller of heart and soul, as a modern voice rooted in timeless emotion emerges.