Ali McGuirk - "Graveyard"

Every now and then an artist absolutely nails a song, and that's the case with the latest from Ali McGuirk. The singer-songwriter just released a single called "Graveyard," and it's a stunning soulful track that has an oddly trippy quality to it. There are the main elements of a soul and blues song within "Graveyard," but then McGuirk goes off in a thrilling direction that almost but not quite noise rock. I hate referring to a song called "Graveyard" as haunting, but sometimes it just fits. It's also an impeccably captivating song that will almost demand a second and third listen as soon as your first is over. If you weren't already excited for her album that's due later this week, you will be in four minutes and twenty-one seconds.

Ali McGuirk says of her latest single:

"'Graveyard' was inspired by a conversation with Canyon Lights front man Pat about songwriting, and all the little ideas that we leave behind, to be uncompleted thoughts for eternity, like lost souls. He mentioned that he had picked up some old ideas and had been working on them and I related, saying that 'I have a graveyard of tunes.' Pat said 'that sounds like a song!' and I happened to agree. So that was the seed."

You can watch the video for "Graveyard" below. Watertop is due out September 12 via Signature Sounds, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Ali McGuirk, check out the artist's website.