You Were - Field Guide
You Were - Field Guide
Released July 24th from Winnipeg artist Field Guide, You Were is a five track EP revolving around the pain of losing someone you once wandered into love with and what it took to wander back out. A siren of smooth slide guitar and piano are coupled together throughout to strengthen what the singer has to say about the love found and lost over years of his life. This EP listens like a broken heart singing itself to sleep before waking up stronger, ready to carry on.
The third track, titled “Sometime,” is about overcoming being heartsick with someone who understands the feeling fully as they walk the same lonesome road. Together they stand before their shared pain hand in hand, keeping each other upright with their company and understanding. “You’re probably hung up on somebody too; I can just tell, somebody hurt you” he sings of this nameless companion. The track ends by saying “If you need someone just for the night; maybe we can both be that for each other sometime.”
The fourth track, “Since You Were a Kid,” is written about distant memories of a past lover, a past life, and a future that will never be anything more than a dream. The singer and his piano are the only voices heard singing these gentle and poetic verses. “No matter what happens I’ll love you; and I did; but sometimes you can’t hold on to the love that you’ve had since you were a kid” he sings of the person who has long since gone their way. Of these five tracks, this most clearly articulates how suddenly life can change and how it feels for one to watch the clouds of their hopes drift away.
This EP tells personal stories about moving on but having your sleeve catch on every branch of memory as you walk out of the forest which was once true love. Despite the pain, there is a musical fluidity found across this record. In addition to having been tremendously written, this is a beautifully crafted compilation of gentle guitar soloing carried beneath serene moments of piano.
The greatest strength of this soothing EP is the honesty woven throughout. It may reopen your mind to an old flame and the day you realized you had taken the first steps off that familiar path. These lost loves and old pains are what made the singer of Field Guide who he is today and gave him the strength to seek love again.