The Never Say Sorry by Michellar is like a song that makes you pause in your tracks. It is a gorgeous piece of reflection on love and all its complications and the sincerity it exudes is becoming even more rare in modern pop rock. With her home in San Francisco, Michellar possesses an unbelievable ability to transform her personal weakness into a song that would speak much farther than her biography, and this new single is a significant step toward her artistic career.
The first few bars of the song make you feel an atmosphere of intimacy and welcoming as you are immediately drawn in by the warm tunes and the meticulously paced rhythm and beat, creating the sense of an invitation and a special moment. The thing that makes it shine, however, is the voice of Michellar. Her delivery has a rawness that does not descend into fragility, she sounds experienced and hopeful with all her lines draped with a certain quiet conviction that makes one believe everything she says.
Even the soundscape is a brilliant combination: the narrative cosiness of traditional country and the closeness of indie folk. Michellar has found a beautiful balance between old and new working with producer Tobias Wilson and never makes the song sound out of date. The sound is minimal, contributing to the texture and depth .
Lyrically, Never Say Sorry is about the subject of remembering and relating and how love is able to find its way back into our lives when we least anticipate it. It is intelligent without being overweight, earnest without being sentimental a song that does not seem like a performance but a talk with a good friend.
After creating her craft by performing live and tirelessly writing songs, Michellar has obviously put decades of work into getting to where she is. Never Say Sorry is not the same release, it is the evidence of an artist reaching herself and making heart-felt, smart pop rock that does not lose its soul and addresses the heart directly.
