MAPLE Glider’s new single arrives with the news that she has signed to Partisan Records (home to IDLES, Fontaines D.C. and Laura Marling).
‘Good Thing’ is a striking piece of music that comes from a place of real heartbreak as she deals with the sadness and confusion of a relationship near its end. With her sweet, smoky vocals kept at a near-whisper throughout, she underscores her lyrics with a warm, stirring instrumental that leans on the reflective nature of her songwriting. It’s when she lets those vocals unleash now and again that you really feel their power against the swelling arrangement.
She explains: “I wrote this song out of a place of defeat. I was really heartbroken at this point, and very confused. I like the feeling of my independence and I think I was afraid of putting energy into the wrong people. Sometimes we make decisions out of fear and sometimes it’s because we know that it is the best decision to make. Those lines can get very blurry.”
Directed by Bridgette Winten, check out the accompanying video below.
Photo by Bridgette Winten
