Lisa Keane – The Morning (2025)
The hypothetical younger sister of Taylor Swift, singer-songwriter Lisa Keane oozes youthful innocence in her pop-tastic music. From 2024-released ‘Nightmare’ and ‘Already Gone’, to the most recent single ‘The Morning’ – the one we’re about to review – her moving melodies easily breathe life into early 2000s pop music, while simultaneously giving a refreshing breath to contemporary pop scenes. Beginning her musical journey in her early teens, Keane has a penchant for emotional lyricism that resonates with audiences. Already a regular feature on The Other Side Reviews, why don’t you join us as we take another step into Keane’s musical journey?
Following the well-received ‘Already Gone’, Lisa Keane saunters into 2025 with her new track, ‘The Morning’. Produced by Sam Stevenson with mastering by Richard Dowling, the Ireland-based musician retains her strong pop flavour but brings things down a notch from ‘Nightmare’ and ‘Already Gone’. Lingering at the cusp of a ballad, ‘The Morning’ is a mellifluous, soothing, and serene few minutes of music. Yet, as much as there is a calming quality enhanced by shimmering synths and an interspersed piano, bold beats pulsate across the song, giving it a harder, heavier electronic pop tone.
A few years in the making, ‘The Morning’ is no fly-by-night, quickly penned tune. Written by Keane some years ago, with Stevenson producing the first version in 2022, the track is old but also quite new. Interestingly, its labour of love sentiment aligns with the theme of waiting for the morning to resolve problems. Keane explains:
“The Morning’ has taken many different forms since I wrote it. It started out as a piano ballad, but something about that didn’t feel right. I then went to Sam with it, and he did a version which I loved, but I still felt like something was missing from the song. We then stepped away from ‘The Morning’ and worked on a few of my other songs… It’s funny how that worked out like that because ‘The Morning’ is about how sometimes a step back from something is the best thing in the long run.”
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