There’s a quiet intensity to Finnegan Tui’s music that lingers long after the final note and ‘Fuel on the Fire’, his latest single via Eywa Music Ltd, is no exception. Anchored in sparse acoustic textures and rising slowly into cinematic grandeur, it’s a piece that burns slow and steady, until it doesn’t.
Produced by Jasper Trim and mixed by Grammy-winner Andrew Scheps, the track opens with unassuming fingerpicked guitar and Tui’s striking vocal: low, assured, bruised. His voice moves with restraint, but it holds a kind of tension, each line stretched taut with feeling. The lyrics navigate the unsettling realisation of not recognising someone you once loved, and the painful distance that follows: “Fuel on the fire / You’ve changed / I don’t know you now.”
By the halfway mark, the intimacy fractures into something broader. Strings bloom, percussion flickers, and a chorus of voices gathers around him. It’s not a climax, exactly, more a rising tide. The track closes with a near-liturgical outro, echoing both sorrow and strength.
Speaking on the release, Tui says: “It explores the poignant theme of no longer recognising a loved one, yet it ultimately offers a message of redemption. It feels like a phoenix rising from the ashes, mirroring my own journey from loneliness to joy.”
Already known for his standout performances alongside the likes of FINK and RY X, as well as high-profile syncs and festival appearances across Europe, Finnegan Tui has established himself as one of the most affecting voices on the UK’s alternative folk circuit. ‘Fuel on the Fire’ reinforces that reputation; a spellbinding, slow-burning song that smolders with emotional clarity.
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