Daniel Seavey Embraces the Storms in “Other People”
Photo: Jimmy Fontaine
Daniel Seavey continues to tease his untitled, forthcoming debut album, this time with a single titled “Other People” that grapples with the uncontrollable nature of others. Freshly sealed with Seavey’s distinct stamp of melancholic pop-rock, the new single is a relatable, gradually augmenting composition that lingers well beyond its last note.
Set in motion by the theme of amicable breakups, “Other People,” in its sonic components, is both sunny and thunderous, with its shimmering acoustic guitar-led verses and roaring choruses that interchange to match Seavey’s melodic vocal tones—a voice that carries both anguish and acceptance of things lost and won, past and present.
As Seavey has flourished and gained over the last couple of years, he has also lost—the breakup of his band Why Don’t We and legal battles with their former manager contrast with Seavey’s solo career ascent and a promising string of songs and tour appearances. It is in this pensiveness that Seavey’s work has thrived and enchanted.
“It’s comin' on real slow, it's out of our control / And every time we breathe, a piece of us is dyin' / So, tell me how you feel, was any of this real? / It's hard to see the good through all the tears I'm crying,” are lyrics that pierce through the fog of crashing cymbals and overdriven electric guitar strums like a beam of light signaling hope.
Hope is within our control, and Seavey has taken on this theme, exploring its corners to produce singles like “Other People,” which, if any indication, point to an album that will continue to see the star mature both musically and personally, establishing his own sound, fueled by undeniable talent and experience.
“Other People” closes with the same quietude that it began with, making the sonorous emotions transitory, leaving in Seavey’s sweet falsetto and its haunting final piano note the ultimate familiarity of accepting that all storms have their end, all sunrises their beginning, and all days their own possibilities.
Listen to Daniel Seavey’s new single “Other People” below:
