Review: "Your Mouth Is A Garden" - Raynes
- Breanna Macomber
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
The era of using the song "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves as your main character song is over with this new release by Raynes. "Your Mouth Is A Garden" has so many components to make up a perfect single. A title that captures your attention, the feeling of nostalgia which can be hard to capture in a brand new song, all tied together beautifully with lyrics that feel incredibly intimate. At first listen, it feels almost like this song has been around forever where you want to immediately sing along. The song resembles a love letter written with a folk-feel is something that we will never get sick of hearing.
The style of this song defintely takes us back to 2012/2013 when we were seeing a blend of pop and folk music with bands like Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men and Mumford and Sons. What was so great about that time period was the use of percussion instruments which Raynes uses to capture that feeling of nostalgia. A very easy "walking" tempo adds an element that makes it perfect to throw headphones on and stroll down the street. One of the most incredible things about this song are the lyrics and they should not be overlooked. Using the analogy of comparing someone to the delicacy of flowers or gardens really hits emotionally. It feels like a reminder to treat ourselves with that same gentleness but also treating others that way too. It's a story that highlights what it's like to have enough love for someone that you're willing to stay patient while someone is still blooming and growing into themselves. Ending with a bang, the song wraps up with harmonies that feel angelic.
Raynes' foundation is a perfect combination of how modern day musicians are born from social media and how bands used to form pre-social media. Band members Mat Charley and Joe Berger met in college in 2015, hit it off and knew that this was meant to be. The band, though, still needed a strong vocalist when by the stroke of luck, an Instagram video came up of Mark Race singing. The duo knew this was their guy. The only problem? He lived in England while the other two lived in America. After a 10 day visit, Mark made the leap over to America and the band has been thriving since. They dropped their first two singles in 2019 and have seen growth every single year keeping the sound of what they call "expensive folk" alive. Their newest single, "Your Mouth Is A Garden" only heightens on this concept and was such a joy to listen to.
Written By Breanna M.
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