Sung with an anger, a pain, and an aching sensation behind every note of the performance, Goodnight Vincent’s deeply evocative folk tune ‘Graceless’ hits you like a truck. The ballad is all about coming to terms and fighting with yourself when dealing with loss, love, and the immense pain that comes from missing someone you deeply need and care about. His baritone vocal performance, sung over a simple acoustic beat, serves the singular focus of the entire song. He goes from soft and supple to a more raging and boastful verses that showcase the full range of his vocal chops. Each time he hits the titular word in the song, it feels like the perfect moment of catharsis, that moment when every thing else in the song works towards.
Powerful, inspiring, and empathic, it’s a perfect minimal folk tune that lets the words impact you deeply.