“Wildflowers” by the indie artist Haiva Ru is daisy-fresh with clean acoustic guitar, bright synth and polished production. Allie Merrill’s beautiful and distinctive vocals curate the artist’s sound that breaks the ground on this single. It’s one of a few 2020 releases for the artist, and in each one the artist captures lightning in a bottle: she puts complex and hard-felt emotions into words & music. “Wildflowers” in particular is the perfect song for looking out the window and thinking about life. Once you press play, you’ll be “falling apart quite beautifully” to this sad, sublime song about lost love.
Now, when you listen to “Wildflowers” and find yourself hungry for more Haiva Ru, you’ll be stoked to know that she has just released a new single called “Oh, But Lover”, her first release of 2021. This genre-bending artist takes it to a whole new level with pulsing beats, expert melodies, subtle EDM vibes, and super-cool saxophone! This song exemplifies Merrill’s hallmark of stepping outside of the box. The track is about a complicated relationship that the speaker can’t get over, even if she knows she should. In my opinion, this is a good song to listen to after “Wildflowers” because you get to see an interesting progression of emotions. This thematic progression and experimentation with sound reflects how much Haiva Ru’s music has developed, and we can’t wait to see what else is in store for this artist.
Written by Lola Works
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