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It’s been 3 and a half years since we discovered the French duo Willo. Hailing from the mountains that separate France and Spain, the Pyrenees, Cécile and Olivier enchant the world with their elaborate folk melodies and warm vocal harmonies. Listening to a Willo song is always pretty much the same experience: close your eyes, and feel like you’re wrapped in cotton. A wave of sweetness and warmth immediately washes over you.
And you can feel this warm energy in their latest single “Closer,” released on November 29th. The duo has accustomed us to strong emotions and shivers by painting a picture right before our eyes, just with their lyrics. This time, it’s a journey into the sometimes ambiguous feelings we can experience after a breakup.
We try to move on hard… Because we know that the slightest scent, the smallest song, in short, the slightest memory that can remind us of the lost person can make us crack and go back to them, even if we know it won’t work anymore.
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More information and the full article can be found in our magazine on Patreon.
The song has been added to “Niko’s Music Mixtape“, our monthly virtual CD on Spotify.
Willo’s take on “CLOSER”
This song has been around for almost ten years now. The lyrics changed pretty much every two years. A first, never-released version of “Closer” hides itself on a hard drive somewhere in Willo’s studio. The song was nothing more than another break-up song in its first draft. Then the writing started to focus more on that moment when things started to get better after a while. Everything seems to be moving forward, strong and whole again, but a little spark is enough to throw you back in. There is an obvious comparison between love and addiction throughout the song. A good example of how songs grow with you.
