New Zealand’s French For Rabbits follow up their 2012 Claimed By The Sea EP with a mesmerizing new folk number called “Goat”. The duo describe it as a “lament on stubbornness and being sorry,” yet somehow it feels like much more than a mere apology. The way the song literally unfolds — to bare its honesty, its regret, and everything in between — comes off as rawness in its most intimate, reflective form. Brooke Singer’s voice, a smoky, cooling whisper, channels the kind of vulnerability most of us keep hidden deep down inside, and for a moment, it’s almost as though we’ve caught a glimpse of her soul. By the time the song’s run its nearly four-minute course, from meek coo to rousing cheer and back again, we’ve already forgiven and forgotten.
https://soundcloud.com/lefse-records/goat
