Spotlight!: Fieldlily

There’s something so revitalising about the first signs of spring. Seeing the blossoms and daffodils in bloom, new leaves beginning to bud on the trees, the clouds occasionally parting to remind you how uplifting a few warm rays of sun can be. Sometimes a grey, bleak winter can drag on for so long that it feels like it will never end. Yet spring arrives regardless. It always does. Flowers bloom, trees sprout leaves, the sun shines, that is their nature – and you can’t deny nature forever. The same is true of our own nature; no matter how the world may try and supress it, eventually it too will bloom like a beautiful flower. Fieldlily is a project with an air of spring renewal about it. After the book closed on indie folk trio Wildwood Kin, sisters Emillie and Bethany Key took a little while to reflect before starting over as duo. Music is their nature, as intrinsic and inevitable as the spring, and having taken time to process what once was, and what this new chapter means, it’s at last ready to bloom anew. Continue reading

Top Tracks: Fieldlily – Sunrise

The sun will rise tomorrow; that’s just the way of things. The dawn doesn’t care if you believe in it or not, it just is. No matter how long and dark the night may seem, the light is creeping ever closer as sure as clockwork. What that new day holds – who knows? So much is uncertain in our lives, but at least we can place our trust in one constant, one source of light and warmth that never strays too far. Whether you choose to seize it, savour it, or simply let it pass by like so many others, life is a constant stream of new days and new beginnings. A fitting sentiment then for the debut single from Fieldlily, the latest project from Beth and Emillie Key from Wildwood Kin. Forging a fresh path forward as a duo under a new name brings both tantalising possibility and daunting uncertainty, and ‘Sunrise’ is a hopeful reminder to have faith that there’s always light ahead. With its subtle airy atmosphere, an interlude full of expressive drum work, and comforting melodies elevated by the sisters’ heart-warming harmonies, it’s a stunning start to this new chapter. I have faith Fieldlily will have plenty more delightful creations to share in the days ahead, just as sure as the sun rises.