Scottish/Norwegian alt-pop duo amilost team up with Nick Wilson for an emotional gut-punch in their latest song, “Afterthought.” Out via Icons Creating Evil Art, the track is a tender but weighty rumination on love, memory and the quiet pain of things never taken.
Penned on a snowy December night in London, “Afterthought” possesses a wistful melancholy. It’s a song that captures beautifully a universal feeling, acting like you are not thinking of someone when in fact they never, ever leave your mind. With a homey intimacy in its production and shattering vocal counterpoint, it sounds like a late-night confession, uttered into the cold night.
Singrid’s ethereal, crystalline voice sails smoothly over the song’s complex alt-pop soundscape, every word enveloped in a breathless sensitivity. And then Nick Wilson walks in, his husky, plaintive tone giving the song a sonorous ache of sincerity. Their voices make delicate push-and-pull, echoing the internal struggle of trying to hang on to love that’s already gone.
Musically, amilost waves experimental indie folk elements together with their trademark alternative-pop kindred spirits, building a swooping sense of space with dreamlike synths, gentle guitar lines, and rolling textures that coalesce into an atmosphere that’s both grand and intimate in nature. It’s the aural equivalent of staring out the window at a snowy view of the city, pondering that which has come before.
“Afterthought” is that moment of acceptance that someone who once was your everything is a stranger now. It’s the unanswered what if that loops in the back of your mind. amilost and Nick Wilson transport you into the experience, rendering each lyric like a page ripped from your own diary. This latest release sees amilost continuing to grow, showcasing some of their most fragile songwriting to-date. Their skill as architects of the cinematic, human moment via music is unparalleled, and for “Afterthought,” this is on full display.
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Connect with Nick Wilson on Instagram – @uknickwilson
