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GOOD LOUIS – HOPE YOU WILL
Good Louis takes on the vagaries of romance with ‘Hope You Will’ an upbeat track which looks at the courage it takes to go for it in love when all the odds seem to be against you. It doesn’t paint love as something easy, it recognises the obstacles that can exist between two people and still has that hope that things might work out. That tension between the uncertainty and the hope is the very heart of the record and is what gives it its emotional thrust.
A very strong melodic identity in fact which gives the song its character, with a very memorable hook that works in conjunction with the retro rock and Americana blend. It’s an upbeat song and that provides a real contrast to the rather improbable situation of the love story. Rather than the song being overwhelmed by the uncertainty, it actually takes a very positive view of things and is very much about the pursuit of something even when you don’t know what the outcome is going to be. That’s what gives it the accessibility, I think, for the people who have experienced that very particular state of mind when it comes to matters of the heart.
Recorded at Atomic Sound in Brooklyn, the single was produced by Thad DeBrock with Todd Caldwell on organ, Rich Mercurio on drums and Lee Nadel on bass. It’s part of a recording that brings together a very experienced group of musicians around the melodic direction of the song. The production credits and venue give you the necessary context for the release without in any way detracting from the core message of the piece which is to take a risk emotionally.
“Hope You Will” says it all in the end in its decision to keep an open mind to love in the face of the very real odds. The optimism is not in the certainty of the outcome but in the very fact that taking a chance might lead you somewhere. It’s the first single from the upcoming fifth album Stays Alive and it’s a song that comes in with a very clear emotional compass. You’re left with a song that is all about hope rather than all about resignation.
