Samantha Knight “Dreaming”
“Dreaming” is the perfect example that a song could be both intimate and epic while being personal and universal. Samantha Knight’s soulful vocal and expressive single style dubbed with a stunning layer of harmonious vocals is instantly memorable. Sensitive and captivating, “Dreaming” is a song that’ll have you hooked in ten seconds.
Just a guitar and some vocals, not too many strings. She already paints a uniquely mood-filled sight of gorgeousness. The love and excitement of new romance can’t help but carrying a touch of melancholia, as fear, worry and longing is also a part of growth. Knight’s lyrics read like a diary. It’s brutally honest and tenderly nuanced, hitting you hard with few honest words—that tells you how good her lyric work is.
“Dreaming” is a simple but deeply touching and captivating ballad. There’s a taste of classic aesthetic that goes into play in the songwriting. In the groove of a slow dance, starry-eyed under the night sky, Knight explores a sensuous, tender built-up, arriving at a place of embrace and blossom. Like the experience of falling in love or the opening of a heart. Almost a little dazed and lightheaded. A touch of surreality envelops this sensitive thread of emotions.
You can definitely imagine “Dreaming” being in a film or an episode of a series—like a scene with closeness and heart-to-heart conversation. Listening to “Dreaming” is an emotive experience filled with filmic sonic beauty. It’s quite amazing how Knight manages to create this level of multi-faceted complexity within the singer-songwriter song form.
