Artist Watch: “Clearwater / Queens” by Dogwood Last

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Artist: Dogwood Last

Release Title: Clearwater / Queens (Single)

Genres: Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Electronic Folk

Quick Description: Soul-searching Indie Folk track with a massive emotional arc ranging from delicate to exclamatory, backed by an ensemble of acoustic and electronic elements.

For Fans of: Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Local Natives

Dogwood Last’s single “Clearwater / Queens” is a journey. Beginning with a simple finger picked acoustic guitar, thoughtful vocals guide us through past wanderings. The guitar is traded out and then joined by a wave of pulsing electronics and vocal treatments as the painful memories and realizations build. As heard on Dogwood Last’s 2018 album Time Follows, the harmony and tension of the folk and electronic elements work in tandem to push forward an intense emotional arc, playing with the power of that duality.

“Clearwater / Queens” is a revelatory track that has the bittersweet elements of a man trying to make peace with his past, without regret, but not without pain.