NEW SINGLE RELEASE – Gently Tender ‘Country Folk’
2 November 2023
Starting only from the lo-fi loops of a fizzing tape, it’s really quite special how “what i want with you” delicately unveils such a rich composition. Through sweeping sounds of ambience and pulsating arpeggios, it finds a lot of its sonic identity through the work of producers Charlie Carr and Fraser Moran. CORIN explains that her partnership with Carr started from their time together in university, and that these songs had been worked on by the pair before. This perhaps explains the certainty that is demonstrated in the song’s concepts, and the cohesion between writer and producer.
However, it’s CORIN’s vocal performance that gives “what i want with you” its lungs. Her voice is crisp and is so at home in an atmospheric pop number like this. Recorded at Carr’s home in London, it’s a real testament to the quality home recording can produce, especially if you have a talent like CORIN at your side. She guides the song even at its quietest moments and demands attention through its busiest. The backing vocals here are tight and in verses blend cleverly. In choruses, they float with reverb-heavy oo’s and ah’s and help paint the spaces with lighter hues.
To call “and i…” the B-side of this release would feel wrong, especially since CORIN labels these songs as sisters. It feels natural for “and i…” to follow though, as it offers relief from a comparatively much more energetic song. What the collective songs do very well is splice each other together. It becomes clear when listening to “and i…” why these songs live side-by-side and how releasing them separately just wasn’t an option for CORIN. It’s a seamless record really, with both songs featuring very similar instrumentation and timbres.
Whilst there are definite nods to more experimental sounds throughout the two songs, they are subtle and never lead the song too far from the idiomatic traits of pop music. It’s certainly a mainstream sound but with “what i want with you and i…” CORIN consciously allows many doors to stay open, allowing her the ability to explore many different styles and directions in the future. A solid debut.
“what i want with you and i…” released on 2nd February 2024.
