‘Hardest Part’ is a lush synth-pop track with whispers of folk that reminisces on the period of time in between the first kiss and the ending of a relationship.
Folk-pop singer songwriter Carolyn Hunter dazzles listeners with her dreamy new single ‘Hardest Part,’ out 11 March. ‘Hardest Part’ is the artist’s crisp follow-up to her December 2021 album, Lovelight, which came together with the same dynamic team of collaborators. Julian Peterson (Producer, Wolf Den Records) and Micah Tawlks (drummer, mixer, additional production, Peptalk Studio) shine on this funky, synth-pop arrangement, and Brian Kesley (Bass, Maggie Rogers) completes the 4-piece with a steady, hypnotic bass line.
At its core, this track examines the less romanticized part of the journey people go through in a relationship; the part that isn’t defined by butterflies or a happy ever after, but everything in between. The sometimes mundane familiarity experienced in long-term relationships can ultimately be the thing that causes folks to go their separate ways. With Hunter later choosing to stay in her marriage, choosing the “Hardest Part” of romance, she says, “I’m so grateful and happy that I did. I have a new perspective on the time that my husband and I share together. I respect our history. I feel lucky to have a partner who was brave enough to let me figure out some of my deepest questions on my own. I’m also lucky to have someone who I love doing all the nothingness with.”
