Ben Gage's new single, "Flyin," has the undeniable magic of a moment captured rather than created. It's that raw, intimate feel, like you are in the room with him, boots on the verandah rail, coffee in hand, and the sun going down. The first single is already in rotation, and with an ass-kicking full-length coming this fall, "Flyin" is a strong next move. There is momentum here, slow and sure, like a good storm or an engaging story. You can hear it in the track's bones.
"Flyin" is the song that lives between the pluck of a string and the hush of a slow, meditative breath. Gage finds that unfindable sweet spot where groove meets grit somewhere between a front verandah jam and a late-night soul search. It's easy to hear The Wood Brothers or Charlie Crockett shades in this lyric on a quiet morning, but this voice is Ben's.
"Flyin" is a weighty but explicit premise: watching somebody who's figured out how to move through life freely and easily, as if they've somehow mastered the art of defying gravity. And the rest of us? We're just sitting there, craning our necks, trying to figure out how they did it and if we can get in on some of that lift. That desire, admiration, and hunger for a bit of lightness give it the power to land this deeply.
Ben Gage is not trying to chase the algorithm or bend to the latest trend. He's treading his way: a slow, steady, soulful one and inviting us to walk it with him. "Flyin'" is not a book that has to shout to be heard but hums low and earnest, and somehow that's good enough. So don't worry about that; take a breath, press play, and let yourself float a little. Your feet may even lift a little bit off the ground.
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