Confidential “Slipping Away”

Inspired by the break down of a relationship during the pandemic, Confidential’s “Slipping Away” is an intimate track about witnessing someone you cared deeply about slipping through your fingertips but there was nothing you could do to avoid the inevitable.

After years of playing in hard rock and alternative metal band as a guitarist, Confidential, aka George Wakerley re-imagined himself as a lo-fi hip hop solo artist and embarked a different direction in his creative pursuit. With less than a handful of releases, his intricate, lo-fi instrumental tracks rapidly gained traction around the world. His work connects to listeners in such a profound yet traceless way. It draws you in and understands what you’re going through without realizing that the experience has deepened so much through listening to Confidential’s music.

George Wakerley makes a vocal debut in “Slipping Away.” The song again takes on a different creative direction with something entirely new to offer for listeners while adhering to a lo-fi hip hop aesthetic. “Slipping Away” is intimate and highly relatable. It dives deep into the powerlessness of watching the break down of a relationship when you could feel the person you care deeply about is slipping away. It’s not due to the lack of the effort, but people are simply drifting apart into different directions.

The song isn’t about a deep pain or wrenching heartbreak, but more of an acknowledgement of the complex feelings. It’s almost in a mindset of letting go something that not longer works. It’s so artistically articulate an experience that are usually summed up in a long gaze into the horizon, lighting up a cigarette. It feels like a sigh, something that you can’t pinpoint but everyone could understand.

George Wakerley’s voice is pure with the natural moodiness and raw emotions. The tender yet revolving soundscapes that lifts the vocal up paints the atmosphere while allowing listeners to be fully immersed with the lead. The instrumentation simply breathes and flows alongside, putting a distance between the backdrop and the listener, so that the song can be fully emotive and intimate without being emotional overwhelming.