Melina Hazewood’s piano-based, warm arrangements, along with her whimsical and wandering vocals are growing more honed and nuanced by the day. ‘Simple Desire’ is the latest single in a stream of delightfully sweetly sung and played singles, all equally warm, meaningful, and pretty.
Based in the English town of Kent, Melina Hazewood is a singer and songwriter, and her latest song ‘Simple Desire’ is a simple love song about -well, love. Sung for the purity and delicate beauty of falling in love anew, ‘Simple Desire’ is an exceedingly sweet-sounding song.
Unlike Hazewood’s previous singles, ‘Simple Desire’ is not filled with Hazewood’s trademark whimsical breeziness. Instead, ‘Simple Desires’ is grounded and straightforward with a rhythmic piano line and well-defined melodic passages that are effervescent and vividly colored. The introduction of an accompanying beat and bassline on the song’s last third was a welcome surprise that made the already balanced and honest sound even more dynamic and powerful.
Easily one of Hazewood’s best singles to date, ‘Simple Desire’ is lush with emotions, rich with musical restraint, and with a profound honesty to its pronounced directness. A wonderful new addition to Hazewood’s quickly growing catalog of easy to digest and easy to love piano ballads.