BAYWUD – In the Arms of Silence (2022)
There is no denying that BAYWUD has an amazing ability to blow you away with the emotion of his music. While he has taken us on emotional journeys through ‘Bombs Away’ and ‘Silver & Gold’, he is drawing us into serious thoughts with ‘In the Arms of Silence’. In his first single of the year, he looks at knowing when it is time to resist the need to always be right.
Drawing on the division in the world, BAYWUD uses this single to acknowledge that sometimes we need to be silent even if we are right. The extremely powerful message woven into this single is one that most of us need to hear and offers a path to unity which is vital for us to all see a brighter future. While focusing on this message, he brings the emotive power of his sound to drive the sentiment home.
The folk-rock guitar that opens ‘In the Arms of Silence’ is beautiful in its tender movements. There is something about the movement that plucks at your emotions and grabs your attention. The easy movement of the opening line lets the vocals really shine. As the melody deepens, the emotive power is only enhanced and sinks into your brain with the beats. The depths of the music increases the longer you listen and build on the emotional foundations laid in the opening. There is an anthemic feeling to the music as it flows through the soundscape. This feeling is bolstered by the backing vocals that call out to the world.
While the melody lays the emotive foundations of the track, it is really BAYWUD’s vocals that make the single. His voice reaches into your spirit and plucks at your heartstrings. Through the tender tones of his performance, he imparts important pearls of wisdom. As the music deepens, his voice is bolstered by backing harmonies that shine with glints of golden sunlight. While there is a lot of wisdom in the lyrics, the performance has a somewhat sombre feeling to it. The plea woven into the performance is stunning as he calls for us to meet in the common ground of silence and build on the unity this provides.
BAYWUD sweeps through your senses with important pearls of wisdom and a soaring plea for unity in the outstanding ‘In the Arms of Silence’. The music builds to propel his vocals to new heights. As his voice soars on the emotional foundations of the melody, he imparts his wisdom in a touching and heart-wrenching performance.
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