Welsh songwriting talent Owen Weston offers a last, moving echo in the form of "Late for Yesterday," a track that resonates like the very last light of day, the final glow of twilight as the curtain falls. This song was initially written for his debut solo album, "Everything's Moving, Nothing's Changing," but it didn't match the record threads. Instead of forcing it into shape, Weston made the courageous and respectful choice to let the song breathe in its own time. The result sounds like a long sigh, bittersweet, introspective, and quietly potent.
Releasing something you've molded, recognizing that it's beautiful but not right for the larger panorama, and still feeling it deserves to be heard. As Owen Weston turns his focus to his principal creative vehicle, his band Strange Company, this track provides a bittersweet bridge between what was and what's coming. "Late for Yesterday," track nine, is not for longtime listeners of Ex Hex and not for late joiners right now, today: It is a soft wave of goodbye and a whisper that whatever comes next is already on its way.
"Late for Yesterday" has a haze, an atmospheric density that lingers like mist off the Welsh coast. You can hear the reflection in the chords, the velvety ache of Weston's voice, leaning into the theme of time slipping through our fingers. This isn't a tune in a rush but a slow pull, happy enough in your company to hang out for a bit, stare you down , and let you have your moment to feel whatever you feel.
It's what makes this release all the more poignant, too: it comes weeks after the release of Weston's debut album as if to act as some final punctuation mark, less a period and more an ellipsis. But with "Late for Yesterday," he brings a satisfactory resolution to his solo project, not with fireworks but with grace. In a single track, Owen Weston accomplishes what some artists aim to capture across entire albums: he leaves you wanting more but ensures that you don't quite drift away.
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