Delilah Wood

Single: Delilah Wood – take my hand

Wood’s vocals took me off guard in the best way possible; her vulnerability in her delivery makes it clear that this is personal to her from the heart, and you can truly hear her longing. “take my hand” creates a quiet suspense around you, the listener pulled into her longing, waiting alongside her while you hope she gets what she wants from that person and herself.

Single: Delilah Wood – of the pines

To me, “of the pines” explores attachment and blame with a tenderness that never tips into self-pity. Lines like “you must treat me kinder than other men, the ones who followed me into the wood” are vivid and specific, pulled from somewhere personal.