Henry Aberson returns with his new single, “Wouldn’t You Know,” a rich and jazzy R&B song that slides to the core like a late-night confession. Renowned for his ability to effortlessly fuse traditional soul with modern-day grooves, Aberson has once again produced a track that is at once intricate, personal, and universally relatable.
“Wouldn’t You Know” is about that familiar, nearly infuriating comeback of feelings, the ones that arrive unannounced, long after you’ve convinced yourself you’ve moved on. It’s a moment so many of us have lived through, but rarely has it been captured with such grace and musical sensitivity. “This song came from a place of real reflection,” Aberson says. “It’s about those unexpected emotional turns when you think you’re done feeling something for someone, and then, wouldn’t you know… there it is again.” That feeling, raw and honest, all human, lands squarely in the middle amid the track’s storytelling.
With a smooth, groove-laden accompaniment, “Wouldn’t You Know” is yet another example of Aberson’s talent for translating feeling into rhythm. There’s a patience to the way the warm basslines, subtly layered keys, and Aberson’s expressive drumming work together, which never overplays but always sets the mood. You can hear the jazz in its nuance, the soul in its sincerity, and the R&B in its rhythm.
Aberson is also a solid collaborator, as evidenced by work with talents like Nariah Taylor and Korey Keys. He’s yet another indie-soul performer staking a claim with a sound that pays its respects to artists like D’Angelo and Moonchild, but never sounds as if it was learned in front of a mirror. He constructs moods.
“Wouldn’t You Know” is a sigh, a memory, a reflection. And it may sound quiet, but it carries itself with a weight that will stick with you long after the final note has passed into silence. On his latest track, Henry Aberson not only cements himself as one of the genre’s most emotionally fluent producers, but he also invites us all to celebrate the complications of beauty and what remains in our aching hearts.
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