Sam Caldwell’s latest single, “Dreams Between,” finds Sam taking his audience on a gut-wrenching and vulnerable journey that finds equilibrium with relationships often synonymous with our pursuit of dreams. It opens with a light ambient atmosphere before allowing the finger-picked melody of a banjo in accompaniment with Sam’s warm and emotive vocals.
“Dreams Between” explores the bold and complex bravery. The song explores the idea of what social pressure often leads to: being told so many times which paths are ours to celebrate the courage it takes to carve out. A mixture of folk tunes and honesty in words, he walks the tightrope with perfect mastery, handling the ambition against relationships very easily.
“Dreams Between” is a salutation to the risk-taking dreamer in that resonating, thought-provoking storytelling. It was very much a tribute to spirits made of something stronger, going for it, despite much that does stand in the way and much to inspire the listener in the same way. Yet in those daydreams, the song just sort of barely brushes on the bittersweet realities of the way our desires and needs can run smack into our relationships. It captures the frictions that arise when individual aspirations are at loggerheads sometimes with the aspirations and needs of loved ones, thus making a strong case for the duty of the family.
Sam Caldwell is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles with a profound gift for translating his coming-of-age emotions into music. Drawing on musical reference points from Elliott Smith to Phoebe Bridgers, Caldwell’s lyrics draw stark pictures of day-to-day experience, running from guilt and heartbreak to relief and joy. This coming June 2024, a debut album will be released, which will display what kind of musician he is, influenced by his eclectic taste in shades and culture.
With “Dreams Between,” Sam Caldwell encourages the listener with food for thought on the subject of aspiration and the relationships that formulate the journey. In its meaning, it is a song that runs deep, bringing comfort and giving words of inspiration to any that dare chase their dreams against whatever adversity is thrown at them.
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Karen Harding is a Melbourne, Australia based singer/songwriter, founder of Sounds On The Couch, and founder and operator of boutique music PR service for emerging and independent artists, Rise Indie.