If there’s ever been a demand for feel-good music, it’s now. With so much discord and strife dominating the eleven o’clock news and our daily lives, Lavendine knows they don’t have to do much to give the world just the kind of pick-me-up we’ve all been aching for amid an endless pandemic and political chaos that only worsens by the day; that said, they’re not giving us the bare minimum in their new single “Here to You.” Rather than sticking with the tried and true in their genre, Lavendine is going much bolder with the harmonies that spark their latest release to life, arguably illustrating the very reason why music has always been the great uniting force it always has been.
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There’s a lot of talk about the gloom and doom of contemporary pop and hip-hop, but on the flipside, CCM players like these sisters have mostly been committed to fostering a positive message in their songcraft over the past two years especially, and in this sense, “Here to You” really falls in line with the model Lavendine’s peers have been building up on both sides of the dial lately. That said, the originality in this piece has much more to do with execution than it does aesthetics, which is intriguing because, while they can appeal to the masses with their familiar artistic profile, they’re ultimately making whatever material they perform their own through personality rather than pomp. That gets you pretty far with most music buffs these days, myself included.
The vocal harmonies in “Here to You” are reason enough to spend an afternoon with this track, and I like that, despite their relatively minimalistic presence in the lead-in to the chorus, they swell to a size the instrumentation could only pray to resemble upon reaching the climax. The connection these sisters have is familial and unbreakable, and although it’s coming to us in a really affectionate manner in this single, I have to wonder just how powerful it would be to hear them perform live and in person sometime soon. If this is just a sample of what they can do when they’re firing on all cylinders, their stage work could wind up warranting a live record a lot sooner than some might expect.
I absolutely adore this new look for Lavendine, and the growth they’ve experienced since the last time I listened to their music is undeniable no matter the angle we’re looking at their style from. One of the biggest elements holding back quality indie players from reaching their mainstream potential is a hesitance to try improving upon an already enjoyable product, but that isn’t a problem for Lavendine. They show us in “Here to You” that they’ve got a nothing-to-lose mentality about making incredible worship music, and they’re putting their talents to use in this single like no other duo – sibling or otherwise – I’ve listened to in any genre of music over the past few months. “Here to You” is a winner, and I don’t think it’s going to be the last headline-maker this act offers us.
Rachel Townsend