“To me, it’s a very moody, soulful kind of music, and it resonates with me, especially the deep spots.”
HITCHER is thrilled to share the premiere of ESCHES’ new single and lyric video ‘D.O.T.’, taken from the US/German vocalist and songwriter’s ‘Riviera’ EP.
Robert Summerfield aka ESCHES spent his early years between South Florida and West Germany and his resulting influences have drawn from everyone from D’Angelo to Joni Mitchell, as well as non-musical artists like Alberto Giacometti and Andrei Tarkovsky.
His latest offering ‘D.O.T.’ offers immensely personal lyrics, creating a vivid depiction of uncertainty when dealing with hurt and eventual acceptance. ESCHES merges his lush, marshmallow melting, indie-soul sensibilities with warm instrumentation to achieve something transcendent.
ESCHES explains: “DARK OF TOMORROW, or ‘D.O.T.’, is, without a doubt, the most personal song of the EP. Probably even one of the most personal I ever wrote. The central melody line, played by the guitar, was conceived hand in hand with the vocal melody of the lead hook. The melodies converse, the lyrics portrait a monologue. That’s the context, someone standing on a shoreline, talking out into the dark, promising some relief for a soul in need. A loved one. It’s about hurting, a final passage, and acceptance. I started writing the song about two years ago, and it took some time to understand where it was really heading. I think it’s very much where it’s supposed to be, now. Roughness was really important to me, and the appreciation of a strange, blemished sound.”
Be sure to follow ESCHES below and check out his full ‘Riviera’ EP.
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