Brighton-based artist Salt Ashes has created an impressive streak with her liberating synth-pop, and now, she’s stripping back to her roots with the tender and intimate new single, ’10+2.’ As a loving, raw and heartfelt tribute to her late father, this track serves as a touching anecdote on losing a loved one – and how unimaginable that loss can often be.
The track begins with an original voice note recording, muted and peaceful, before expanding into a beguiling soundscape that pulls at the heart strings. As her voice lays softly in the mix, diverting between whisper-like delivery and passionate cries, she pours the deepest emotion into each reflective lyric.
The song is accompanied by an equally moving video, a showreel of home videos taken from her childhood. It’s a simple – yet thought-provoking – reminder that these small, everyday moments will soon hold great meaning: and exquisitely conveys her loving bond between her father. It’s certainly a tear-jerker, enhancing the song’s sorrowful yet heartwarming essence.