SINGLE REVIEW: THE BERGAMOT “BURNS”
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Concluding 2021 with a heartfelt single, The Bergamot taps into the longing for closeness and physical contact that we have all been experiencing since the beginning of the global pandemic. “Burns” explores the desire to reconnect with our loved ones who might be living overseas or across the country as the holiday season getting closer and closer.
The Bergamot captured the long-stretched anticipations and eager yet a little helpless feeling with a speck of optimism that knowing one day we will be together again. They focus on the hope, strength, and positive feelings that warm your heart in the cold weather. Combining visual elements, slow-dance rhythm, and their heartfelt storytelling with their uniquely beautiful vocal duet, “Burns” is a song that understands you.
In the music video, the story revolves around two people being separated and reunited again, blending the encouraging, hopeful message into the sound. “Through 2020, we have all lost significant loved ones, things, opportunities. Taken out from right underneath us. As we reflect on what the future holds, we are uncertain what will resume or be replaced. It’s a time of great opportunity and hope, but also of tremendous uncertainty” says Hoff, “we’ve seen great tragedy through these times - but great moments of beauty as well.”