In her new single, “it’s just as well,” alternative folk singer Marie-Claire Evans skillfully navigates the union of heartbreak and survival with raw authenticity. This beautiful indie/folk bop is an emotional rollercoaster ride through the somber wreckage of love for someone actively struggling with addiction.
Instead of wallowing in the disappointment, Evans paints an aural picture that is both heavy and light, burdened with lyrical openness but also buoyed by its swinging, nearly uplifting soundscape. It’s a song that never ignores the helplessness of watching someone you love suffer, but it manages to hold those emotions in threads of grace and momentary hope.
When combined with the ambivalence in her words, the warmth of the arrangement makes “it’s just as well” resonate as an acknowledgment of pain rather than something that is hollowed out by it. With this track, Marie-Claire Evans demonstrates her ability to transform personal pain into universal stories.
“it’s just as well” is a hug for anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone despite their darkest moments. The track’s gentle rhythms and imagery are a reminder that music is capable of containing contradictions, sorrow and hope, despair and beauty within the same breath. In the end, Evans has provided a song that allows you to process something to think about, feel, and heal.
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