“Ghosts” is the third track of Tom Fowkes’ upcoming second studio album, and it is simply brilliant. The sound of soft guitar strings kicking off the song just manages to draw one in. The warmth in Tom’s voice helps the listener create a sentiment as he carefully starts to unravel this pensive, reflective tale that feels personal, yet so universal at the same time.
As soon as Tom’s voice begins to rise in pitch into his upper register, the song takes on a different quality as a full instrumental arrangement is introduced. With great harmonies and many layers of vocals and instrumentation, it seems like he takes you through his own musical landscape with him. The journey sounds intimate and wide at the same time; one feels like they are walking beside Tom through the very memories and feelings he exposes.
Hailing from Tasmania, Tom Fowkes is a gifted indie/acoustic/folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His music is a culmination of an improvised vocal and guitar skeleton to underpin his generous instrumentation, vocal harmonies, and more. The result is something that sounds complicated yet approachable, moving in deep ways to listeners.
From these simple, heartfelt, acoustic performances, Tom won over audiences in Tasmania; his more elaborate recordings have found fans across the globe. “Ghosts” is no exception to this dual appeal, blending the raw, immediate emotion of his live shows with the lush, layered production of his studio work. That’s a track that lets us see his talent for spinning intricate music canvases, inviting listeners to lose themselves in the sound and story.
There’s something ageless in the music that Tom Fowkes writes. It represents no exception on “Ghosts,” a song that speaks to the heart and captures the beauty and complexity of human experience. Whether you’ve been with his music for years or are brand new, “Ghosts” is going to leave an impact.
You can listen to ‘Ghosts’ below: