To celebrate the release of her new album A Modern Rage, East Midlands singer-songwriter Charlotte Carpenter’s latest single ‘You’re My Reason Why‘ is accompanied by a cinematic video telling a dystopian gay love story. Charlotte Carpenter has previously released a string of successful EPs, which have garnered attention from tastemakers such as The Line of Best Fit, through to rock bible Classic Rock, and has received airplay from the likes of BBC 6Music, BBC Radio 2 and Virgin Radio.
‘You’re My Reason Why’ is a beam of light amongst a collection of darker-edged songs on the album. It has a sad, yet resolute, feeling, evidenced in the slow piano keys at the start – “Even if the world will fall apart, I’ll still be here falling down for you”. A burst of guitar builds towards the emotional chorus, as the uplifting message that love will sustain any disaster oozes through the shimmering musicality. Reflecting on Carpenter’s fond memories of spending time with her wife in a rural cottage during lockdown, it offers a heartfelt twinkling emotion and stirring grace.
Full of references to older technology, and harking back to a more innocent time – whilst exuding a subtle sense of foreboding – the video offers the perfect accompaniment to this comforting yet poignant ballad. If you require an “end of the world love letter to your other half”, this song is the one.
Of the meaning behind the track, Carpenter explains:
“I can honestly say, they were some of my favourite times together. It put so much into perspective for me. I had stripped away all of those routines and expectations, and I found what I truly valued in life, which is love and time.”
A Modern Rage, the new album from Charlotte Carpenter, is out now.
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