Alwyn Morrison plunges into the depths of emotions with “Chained”

Alwyn Morrison breaks through with “Chained,” a soulful and revealing, unafraid to blink in the face of emotional exploration. Native New Yorker Morrison has never been one to shy away from wearing his heart on his sleeve, but this latest track sees him reach new levels of personal depth and honesty in his music.

Penned mid-flight on the way to Europe, “Chained” is a song and a moment captured in time. Teaming up with his best friend, Michael Ales, and recorded in a Los Angeles studio with the help of producer Michael Carey, it’s a song about loving someone depressed. Many struggle with this predicament behind the scenes, but few articulate it so eloquently with such raw emotional clarity.

Anchored in guitar-led melodies, “Chained” feels like a confession, a metronomic pull, and a push of emotions woven together through the hardship of holding on to love. His voice, simultaneously iron-pumping power and trembling fragility, carries lyrics that sound as if they have been hewn, over cigarette and booze, into a celebration of the time-tested and very intimate. It’s not just a song about another person’s pain but about the ripple effect, the small sacrifices, and the unseen weight of being the one to hang on.

“Chained” is a product of a very particular, deeply personal time and place. The song can speak to anyone who loved their way through the dark and stayed even when it hurt. It’s an anthem of muted resilience draped in melancholy beauty. In “Chained,” Morrison does not beg for sympathy but extends empathy. In it, he solidifies his spot as a gifted musician and a courageous storyteller in the grand tapestry of what we call music today.

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