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Rukhsana Merrise – Today | New Music

15 Apr 2019 — Filed Under: Music, New Music

With the first half of her debut project Child – with stand outs Sober and Could’ve Been – officially out to great reviews, Rukhsana Merrise shares with us a first taster of what we can expect from the latter half in her intriguing new song “Today“.

“Today” serves as the titular track to the new project and it’s indeed a wonderful way to introduce us to what she has in store. It’s beautifully somber, with subtle guitars and strings serving as the backdrop for Merrise’s exquisite folk-like vocals. Rukhsana’s intriguing word play wrapping itself around a wonderfully bittersweet melody.

With her first release of 2019, it is undoubtedly a strong one. “Today” is a delightfully layered with both sould and contexts. It’s a song that urges us all to seize the precious moments that we enjoy in the present, and poignantly put. She explains: “‘Today’ was written about appreciating the moment that is currently here, as we can’t guarantee what tomorrow brings…”