Distinctly classical in its composition and presentation, Martyn Scott’s luscious and grand “Bearable Through Love” feels like a piece extracted from a time capsule. This is rock and roll a generation apart, but with the freshness and panache of a modern release. Scott’s warm vocal performance is so genuine and sincere, a piercing intensity that marries the singers own relaxing energy with a bravado and performance spectacle that keeps you engrossed throughout. The slick electric guitar solos also add a weight and swagger to the overall arrangement that furthers its expressiveness and power.
In a sense, the song itself is about our insignificance, but also the mode and way to cope with that realisation. It’s about giving yourself a good talking to, inspired by cosmologist Carl Sagan who said: “For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love”. It powers us through the worst of days and carries on into the best, and Scott makes sure to remind you of the same.