Our old Connecticut friend Lys Guillorn has brought a new Connecticut friend into the fold via this gorgeous duet with Brian Slattery of The Moon Shells, Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps, and The Hot Club of Black Rock. (I haven’t heard any of those bands but I have to say that is a trifecta of splendid monikers.)
I don’t know if they’re new or longtime collaborators, but Lys and Brian’s voices twine together gorgeously here, following the winding progression that pulls the song along through the stunning maze of evocative language mapped out by Brian. Messages from nature, living simply, breathing water and being safe from fire, all culminating in the book-ended lyric that reveals the full message behind the title: “You’ve done everything you can / But now it’s time to let it go.” A reminder we could all stand to hear and re-hear many times throughout our life, and that resonates deeply with me as an artist, project organizer, and parent. While it often feels as though we truly have done everything, we’ve only done everything we can – and that has to be enough, even when it doesn’t feel like it.