New York-based songwriter Mark Cee delivers a poignant ambient folk single with “How You Left Me Still.” Inspired by the sudden loss of his father, the track weaves hazy acoustics and delicate flute into a serene exploration of grief and healing following a sudden, unexpected loss.

A warming salutation of acoustic guitars opens the track, with strums and twangs illuminating into a hazy vocal presence. “Woke up to a late night phone call,” Cee’s vocals let out, recollecting the reality of grim news, and later striving to “pick up the pieces.” The hypnotic, tonally steady vocal work glides with approachable consistency throughout, melding that blissful tone with “never be the same” emotive accounts of a life-altering tragedy leading to personal emotional voids.

“Feel so numb,” Cee’s visceral lyrical perspectives continue, depicting being left in a state of disbelief and wandering. The production dazzles in its ability to weave these very personal emotions — “start to cry, I fall apart…” — within an ambient folk allure. Glimpses of elegant, cinematic orchestral whimsy appear in the outro, lending further dreaminess to the mix. Stirring in its from-the-heart sentiments and serene, harmonious folk sound, “How You Left Me Still” is an impactful showcase in memorable songwriting from Mark Cee.

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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.

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