‘What Did You See’, the standout single from Valley of Salt’s LP, Voice of One Crying within the Wilderness: The Story of John the Baptist, is much less a music and extra a visceral awakening. Conceived by Brian Stemetzki, produced by Marty Willson-Piper, and bolstered by contributions from the Polyphonic Spree, the Fort Smith Arkansas Symphony, and Dallas gospel singers, the one is a testomony to what occurs when spirituality and artistry collide with unrelenting drive.
The people-leaning singer-songwriter accessibility is plain, nevertheless it’s within the aching emotion of the composition’s grandiosity that Valley of Salt takes their place as one of the vital criminally missed acts within the up to date rock panorama. Because the classical strings slice via the earthy timbre of the manufacturing, you’d be forgiven for feeling your emotional defences buckle.
Stemetzki’s guitar work—that includes classic 6- and 12-string Rickenbackers and a 1972 Fender Strat—lays the muse for the composition’s humanity, whereas the orchestral prospers and gospel harmonies elevate it to the celestial. Voice of One Crying within the Wilderness doesn’t simply recount a non secular saga—it wrestles with religion, doubt, and redemption in a means that resonates universally, past doctrines and beliefs.
‘What Did You See’ embodies the soul of the challenge, balancing cerebral gospel storytelling with vocal vulnerability. With sense-swooning choruses and a manufacturing that leans as a lot on emotional resonance as on technical talent, Valley of Salt gives an open hand to those that dare to understand the depth of its artwork and spirituality.
Valley of Salt’s LP, Voice of One Crying In The Wilderness- The Story Of John the Baptist, shall be accessible to stream and buy on Bandcamp from February 3rd. Uncover extra methods to attach with the band through their official web site.
Overview by Amelia Vandergast