Dandelion Head brings a certain light-heartedness and chirpiness to his music that treads the line between the haunting bewitching arrangements of a Bon Iver or Iron & Wine with a much more uplifting and endearing emotive core. On “Sad Eyes”, the Australian singer-songwriter effortlessly has you bopping along to the supple and cute melody he brings to life with such liveliness and sincerity. There’s something so warm about his vocals, the kind where you find yourself just in love with each and every lyric he delivers for their piercing realness but also calming message.
“Sad Eyes” has one of the most calming choruses I’ve had the pleasure to hear all year. Both the actual vocal elements and the guitar that follows feel so inherently cloudy and atmospheric, you’re just floating in this free wheeling folk melody. When you’re yearning and searching for connection, this might hit a bit too close to home.