It’s been a long time since someone releases a track so poignant and mesmerizing yet complete in its natural, naked color. “Ten Years Time” tackles the melancholy aftermath of death that leaves a soft pink scar even after ten years. Elsdeer dedicated her first release to her father, who passed away ten years ago, but “Ten Years Time” isn’t a sad song. It has lyrics like “warm soft belly” and “big smile” mixed in its unshakable heaviness “rock on a cliff,” “black dress,” and “the last time.” In a way, Elsdeer’s “Ten Years Time” feels too simple, but it bears the perfect capacity to cover everything that left unsaid, which is the exact beauty about folk music.

There’s more then ten years of history and stories the song withhold, which doesn’t necessarily become words. They found their way home through the melodies and guitar strumming. For every single lines of melodies and lyrics, there were so much more underneath it. Like a tree, like roots, like the ocean. And Elsdeer’s voice is the wind that whispers those stories into your ears.

Simplicity and complexity is intertwined together in Elsdeer’s music. There’s no special effect or showing off in her music. Her voice is truthful and heartfelt, glowing in its beautiful, untamed natural color — and it’s a color that breaks the snow and ice, a warmth that nourishes your soul. Her songwriting tickles the artistic craves inside listeners. Her songs have that effects on people — Elsdeer doesn’t only make others want to listen but also inspire them to explore the creativity within. That’s a special talent that not a lot of artists have.

“Ten Years Time” is the kind of song that weights right between singer-songwriter and folk music. It has the intrigue of folk and the intimacy and freedom of singer-songwriter, but it also has Elsdeer’s own mark in them — something that can’t be defined by genres. It seems clear that the world needs more music from her.