“I Love You Close” is a song that seems to express a wealth of complex emotions, but mainly love. Rae du Soleil’s vocals glisten here as the guitar strings swell and twinkle in the background. Hailing from San Francisco, CA, the singer-songwriter allows her vocal melody to isolate itself from the instrumentation, creating a confounding reassurance.
She becomes infinitely loving and open, so you can in fact, do what your heart most desires and grow more into your person. Esoteric and understated, “I Love You Close” is a song hinged on introspection and twenty-something anxieties, on relationships romantic or otherwise, and ultimately, how we interact with one-another. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s also a song that poses more questions than it answers.
Should you choose to stop beating yourself up, and accept that you too are human? Should you choose to accept your struggles as opportunities for growth and change? Should you choose to start appreciating your body (instead of bashing it), of which that very respect allows you to do what’s right for you and your body?
The answer, at least the one assumed by many, is maybe, but Rae du Soleil confronts this emotions head on by making you feel centered, grounded, and calm as you listen to the song. The result is a song that feels bright, mature, cohesive, and ultimately, containing much in the way of the quiet optimism that bubbles underneath the underbelly of the record.
So, should you choose to remember that feelings are just feelings and that they too will pass, or should you choose to speak your truth and ask for what you need, so you can live freely, fully, and honestly. This is what Rae du Soleil delves into when she sings with her sweet honeyed-voice, you realize that you already have the answers when it comes to love and you need not be afraid of the journey.
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