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The two-minute tune, riding an easygoing rhythm and an effervescent guitar signature, feels like an invitation to pour a cup of coffee and unpack your psyche. Graham’s voice – broken, thoughtful, intimate – guides that conversation toward a breakthrough: pinpointing that which keeps you from falling in love.
“Oh to fall in love,” intones the refrain.
“To fall, to fall, to fall, to fall.”
Ever think about that funny phraseology? We only “fall” in love. That implies it’s something accidental, involuntary, startling.
“The entire EP grapples with the concept of love and what that can mean in a relationship,” says Graham. “This came down to the question of the different types of love you can feel for someone and how conflicting those can be. These meditations come out in the songs all across the EP, but it’s glaringly apparent in songs like ‘Confidant,’ which addre