Lena Nilsson's latest release, "I Follow You," is a warm, story-driven addition to the folk/acoustic genre that explores topics such as reconciliation, forgiveness, and the hope of a broken bond healing. It's a very simple way to fix things in the song. Can two people return to what was lost and begin anew with a better understanding? asks?”
“The lyrics are the heart of the story, about wanting to get back what you had with another person, to pick up the pieces of a relationship instead of leaving them behind. The invitation to follow again is an open assault. “Reconciliation requires courage and the capacity to see beyond the pain of the past.” The lyrics are front and center, giving the song a searching quality.
The story's telling suits the acoustic setting, and the expressive vocals handle the detail. Nilsson’s voice is warm, the song is, too. No extra crap to detract from the relationship that's at the heart of it all. It is not an exaggeration, but it is subtle. The message comes through on its own.
The thing that’s best about “I Follow You” is the honesty, the temperance. Lena Nilsson takes a familiar theme, makes it her own, and shows that reconciliation is a matter of choice, forgiveness, and work. “It’s an acoustic release, prompted by the honesty of the storytelling and the openness of a world that sometimes rewards grand statements.”
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