Kevin Sur’s “March and April” is a song as natural as being. The opening cello lines still one’s breath. The accompanying acoustic guitar, gently strummed, enters the heart settling into a slow, certain pace. Together they help to create an intimate environment such that by the time Kevin’s vocals enter just a few measures into the song, they sound more like an internal thought than something external.
Like one’s thoughts, the songs lyrics look simultaneously backwards to the past and forward to an uncertain future. And like one’s thoughts the song’s cycle repeats and loops. Woven into later repetitions are layers of instruments, adding a rich depth to “March and April.”
So well-crafted is this song that it is not the building instrumentation or any of the many moments when Kevin’s vocals soar that provide its climax. Instead, it is when the strings and guitars drop out to become a quiet mimic of Kevin’s voice when this beautiful tune genuinely shines and comes to life.
Make sure to get to the Ball of Wax 54 show on November 23rd in time for Kevin’s opening set, which should set the tone perfectly for a brilliant night of music.