Our Song of the Day is a duet from Lady Nade and Boo Hewerdine called ‘Echo’. It’s a heartfelt and emotional song, and their delivery is simply sublime.
Lady Nade made a big splash with her last album Willing, which was written and recorded in isolation. As many know, Boo Hewerdine is a natural collaborator, as we saw on his latest offering Singularities, on which he collaborated with Jenny Sturgeon, Vlado Nosal and Brian Johnson. Thankfully, their paths crossed when lady Nade opened for Boo in Emsworth 2019.
They developed a strong friendship and, through the lockdown, met once a week to collaborate. Besides their knack for creating beautiful songs, their vocals are so well matched; there’s a beautiful warmth to their delivery that compliments each of their voices and leaves you wanting more. The good news is that, during their lockdown meetups, they managed to accumulate a repertoire of over 50 songs which they’re looking forward to sharing in the future.
‘Echo’ was one of the last songs they wrote together, which they say really sums up the shared journey we’ve all experienced over the last two years. ‘Echo’ is a song about how we’ve had to learn new ways of connecting together. We’ve all experienced loss, heartbreak, and heartache, connecting through telephone wires and screens while not being able to hold each other.
Like many, Boo and Nade have both lost family members during the pandemic; ‘Echo’, in its elegant simplicity, reflects the current hardships many of us have had to face. It’s about how we’re all in this together as a community when we feel pain when we share laughter. The hope and loss – and how we can heal together.
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https://boohewerdine.net/