Today's Track - Blue Roses: "I Am Leaving"

There is a very homely quality about this song by Yorkshire's Laura Groves, who records under the name of Blue Roses, that makes it so likable. Her self-titled debut album was recorded all around her home country with friends, family and random cafe dwellers, in their bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms - simple studio locations, well matched to the uncluttered, never overdone music of hers. Her alluring vocals are backed up by a few layers of guitar, harmonies, synth, xylophone and what I think to be accordion, which, all here in moderation, form a narrative that may not be as sweet as the instrumentation but compelling nonetheless. Overall, this song's elevating and sweet, and I sure can't wait to get my hands on the album.