It’s always baffled me how some artists have a knack for building full-sounding songs with very little. This is what Joe Doonan does with his new single “Before You Leave”. There isn’t a whole lot on it, even towards the end, but you can’t think of anything to add. It’s perfect the way it is.
“Before You Leave” is about letting go … or rather, the pain of letting go. Nothing lasts forever, and we can’t always choose who we get to keep in our lives. Most relationships we form end up being temporary. This is something I’ve learned in my nearly fifty years on the planet. Yet, we know when we are losing something very special, something that doesn’t come along very often. This is when we are, as Doonan puts it, “stuck between reason and the chaos in my mind”.
“Before You Leave” is a very strong offering from Joe Doonan. It’s also a fantastic performance: the guitars, the vocals, the subtle drums … everything. It’s one of the best indie folk songs I’ve heard in a long time. It shines.
Listen here: “Before You Leave”
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