British folk act Passenger (Mike Rosenberg) has released a music video for his heart-breaking single, "Let Her Go," the second single from Passenger's debut album, "All The Little Lights," which was recorded in Sydney. If there's a theme to be drawn from the album, it's not just the usual stock-in-trade of the traveling troubadour - LOVE - but the love of life itself.
For Brighton, UK born and bred yet very much the adopted Australian son singer songwriter Rosenberg, being independent has proven to be the best road he could have taken since he started a band in 2003 at the age of 16. He trust in his music, his distinctive voice and his guitar to take him where it would. He took to the streets and discovered not only that the experience enormous fun, but it also proved empowering for the likeable musical troubadour. It's not quite a falsetto, but he's definitely not Leonard Cohen either; he sings in hushed tones around the upper range of his tenor. He is making a kind of folky Britpop that the general public needs little explanation for.
We've all heard that when you love someone, it's best to set them free, and Passenger makes the process a lot smoother with "Let Her Go." The track broaches the familiar feeling of ending a relationship, only to then wonder about what could have been. "It's about taking things for granted until they're gone, yet there's a little glimmer of hope," says Rosenberg. Lyrically, much of "Let Her Go" is basically a riff on the line featuring the title of the song "you only know you love her when you let her go," and is really a roundabout way of getting to the point; the song is fairly clearly about missing a lost love, one that he still dreams about.
The music video was directed and produced by the Australian video artist Dave Jensen that shows the stage being prepared for a Passenger concert, with footage of Passenger performance with his backing band and shots of the audience present reacting. Under the dim glow of twinkly string bulbs, Passenger entertains a totally lucky live audience with his accented, raspy alto emphasized with liberal acoustic guitar and a tear-evoking string section. Rosenberg has a beard and you can see his sad eyes when he looks at the camera in the video clip. Serious business!
For Brighton, UK born and bred yet very much the adopted Australian son singer songwriter Rosenberg, being independent has proven to be the best road he could have taken since he started a band in 2003 at the age of 16. He trust in his music, his distinctive voice and his guitar to take him where it would. He took to the streets and discovered not only that the experience enormous fun, but it also proved empowering for the likeable musical troubadour. It's not quite a falsetto, but he's definitely not Leonard Cohen either; he sings in hushed tones around the upper range of his tenor. He is making a kind of folky Britpop that the general public needs little explanation for.
We've all heard that when you love someone, it's best to set them free, and Passenger makes the process a lot smoother with "Let Her Go." The track broaches the familiar feeling of ending a relationship, only to then wonder about what could have been. "It's about taking things for granted until they're gone, yet there's a little glimmer of hope," says Rosenberg. Lyrically, much of "Let Her Go" is basically a riff on the line featuring the title of the song "you only know you love her when you let her go," and is really a roundabout way of getting to the point; the song is fairly clearly about missing a lost love, one that he still dreams about.
The music video was directed and produced by the Australian video artist Dave Jensen that shows the stage being prepared for a Passenger concert, with footage of Passenger performance with his backing band and shots of the audience present reacting. Under the dim glow of twinkly string bulbs, Passenger entertains a totally lucky live audience with his accented, raspy alto emphasized with liberal acoustic guitar and a tear-evoking string section. Rosenberg has a beard and you can see his sad eyes when he looks at the camera in the video clip. Serious business!
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