Set to release her latest EP, ‘Crescent’, later this month, Thallo - real name Elin Edwards - has put out its opening track ‘Pluo’ - its title a Welsh word meaning ”lightly snowing” and directly translating as “feathering”.
A pop song with elements of jazz and classical music, its lyrics deal with seeing the world emerge from lockdown while she remained housebound due to a sudden illness that left her with chronic knee pain - a period she describes as her “own personal lockdown”.
“I felt so stuck, unable to return to my normal life”, she says. “But most of all, the song is a cry of fear for the loneliness and hopelessness of being left behind whilst everyone else moves forward”.
Although delivered in Welsh, Edwards’ voice perfectly conveys the emotion of the song to anyone who - like me - doesn’t understand a single word. So much so that it almost feels like it would detract from the song if it were sung in English. That language barrier perhaps adding to that feeling of isolation.
‘Crescent’ is out on 28 Oct. Watch the video for ‘Pluo’ here: