The Breath's recent single "Little One" finds beauty in the emotional contradictions of one of life's biggest transformations. Manchester's alt-folk duo Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum approach the song with such intimacy that its subject feels surprisingly close, even when the feelings are hard to put into words.
Connolly wrote it on the point of motherhood, and McCallum and Bartlett produced it. This timing gives the song its emotional center, as it navigates loss, uncertainty, Fear of what lies ahead, and an overwhelming sense of joy.
"Little One" seems to embrace the messy reality of motherhood, not as a single, uncomplicated emotion. The song's backstory gives the track a very personal sense of place. "Little One" doesn't linger in that space of uncertainty.
"Little One" feels like a glimpse of a life evolving in real time. It's about Fear without being overwhelmed by it, and about joy without pretending the journey there is always easy. The result is a tender, deeply personal addition to The Breath's work.
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