Indie-folk group Sun Child is back with their latest single, “Ghost.” The track is a haunting, piano-led take on the deep melancholia of grief. Atmospheric effects and lead singer Brooke Garwood’s dreamy vocals whisk the listener away into another world. “People, they will come and go,/ But are you really just a ghost now?/ Was that your easy way out?,” she questions, as strings slowly build, mimicking the anxiety and desperation felt during loss.
“Ghost” was written by Garwood with no real intention for release, but rather as an emotive outlet. She began composing the track with simple chords on the piano, and leaving effects off of her vocals to maintain their vulnerability and softness. She shares, “The bridge provides a change in pace of the song and is
kind of a point in the song that is disorienting – going along with that feeling associated with grief.”
She hopes that the release of the track will aid others in their navigation through the stages of loss. “People come into our lives for a reason, even if it’s not permanent,” she emphasizes.
