Single Review: The Shifting of the Light

There’s an evocative image conjured up early on in The Shifting of the Light that beautifully illustrates the underlying theme of letting go.

In referring to “paradise ducks made for life returning to their bowers time after time” singer-songwriter Mahoney Harris might well be talking about ‘soul-mates’ or a similarly intimate relationship that felt as if it was meant to last but didn’t.

And in that realisation, with all of its conflicting emotions, there’s a fragility that gives way to insight – “make a sound and it reverberates, strike the ground and the earth will break, boat on the water leaves a wake”.

The Shifting of The Light is subdued and airy, with some gorgeous harmonies and a lovely wistful piano motif but finds a graceful balance between sorrow and acceptance.