Following on from their stirring June single ‘Brave Enough’, somehow ‘Flesh To Flower’ feels even more enchanting. While the previous track was built around a similar tangle of uncanny percussion, soft harp motifs and shimmering waves of unexpected instrumentation, ‘Flesh To Flower’ takes its time unravelling around Heirloome’s evocative vocals, fully blooming open across its five minute runtime to reveal the vast scope of the Dorrigo songwriter's burgeoning new project.

At its core, the track is anchored by grief, written in the wake of their younger brother’s tragic passing; “I had to create this magical world to protect myself, and to grieve, or I just couldn’t cope,” Heirloome explains. Perhaps similar to grief, ‘Flesh To Flower’ feels like it’s in constant transformation as it expands open. At first, the off-kilter harp line that introduces the track feels unsettling, but as the soundscape emerges, it turns comforting, fitting in delicately amidst the tapestry of whimsical atmospherics, humming synthesisers and skittering beats.

The true constant is Heirloome’s vocals - tender yet just as commanding, they shine immaculately through the centre of the track as it evolves, simultaneously inviting us to lean in closer while knocking us back with their dynamism and inherent power. Crucially, ‘Flesh To Flower’ resists the temptation to expand into something larger than it needs to, instead allowing Heirloome’s gentle honesty and vulnerability to gradually amount as the song progresses before the emotional weight finally crashes over us in its cinematic final moments.

Speaking about the track, Heirloome shares, “it’s really me singing to him [their brother] - asking his spirit questions about life, about what it all means... and what it is to die. I didn’t want the song to be dark - I wanted it to be filled with the mysticism of this human experience we are having, to transform the pain into beauty somehow. I wanted to create a magical soundscape where it was safe enough to feel the loss, and begin to heal.”