Signs of Home - Back to the river track review

Signs of Home is the acoustic musical delight fronted by Kingston-upon-Hull artist Mark Rowland. To quote the man himself: "From Funk to Folk, Reggae to Rap, Hip Hop to Pop & Soft Rock to Soul... Signs of Home brings together original songs of varying styles but with an authentic tone that says reassuringly familiar throughout all songs". And after listening to his latest track 'Back to the River', I can firmly vouch for the quality and the 'authentic tone' of his music.

The track opens with a charming staccato guitar sound before welcoming Rowland's sincere vocals. The track is then elevated by poppy chorus and snippets of intricate guitar riffs and subtle synth. The overall sound is very clean and pure, and the witty, endearing lyrics gives the song its really beautiful character.
The lines: "with our hoodies hanging over our heads as the rain poured down I remember every tear that fell, we forgot about school and spent the time just figuring out who we were", are particularly enchanting and never fail to make me smile.
It's one of those tracks that would suit any occasion, it's upbeat enough to bop along to, sweet enough to cure a gloomy mood and chilled enough to sing along to in the bath - which I have shamelessly done so. I'm eager to hear more from Rowland as this song shows so much potential and is musical flair.

Signs of Home is set to support King no-one on April 14th at Fruit in Kingston Upon Hill, and I am envious of all present on that (undoubtedly) fantastic evening.

LISTEN TO THE TRACK FOR YOURSELF AT:
https://soundcloud.com/signsofhome/back-to-the-river

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