“Do you still dream in water?” she asks.
He nods—“only when it rains inside.”
Their words drift, slow like signal loss,, soft clicks between heartbeats.
A drone hums overhead,
its shadow stroking their faces.
“Are we free now?” she whispers.
He laughs, small, broken. “We’re just less afraid.”
They share one headphone,
listening to the city’s pulse—
loops of breath,
echoes of what could’ve been
“Hold me,” she says.
“I am,” he answers,
“in the static.” magoski
A stellar compilation featuring shoegaze and indie favorites like Drowse, Midwife, and Mount Eerie benefitting Project Onward in Chicago. Bandcamp New & Notable May 11, 2023
These are just beautiful short pieces by a painter and multi-instrumentalist from London, Realf Heygate. They are comprised of acoustic guitar, piano, and cello, along with some field recordings which draw the mind to eerie pastoral settings. Best listened through in their entirety, the only quarrel I have with this debut is that it is all too short. I hope that we won’t have to wait too long for the next one. Nickie Harte Kelly