While her time in Nashville may be contributing to fresh song ideas, it is one that has been sat on her shelf for a while that Nia Nicholls has chosen to release for Christmas. Not that ‘I Wrote You a Love Song’ is particularly festive. Though the delicacy with which this heartbreak ballad is told feels like the kind of warm hug gratefully received by anyone suffering similar at this point in time. The acoustic nature feeds the sense of shattered dreams, as the besotted protagonist realises that the one they’ve fallen for is actually seeing someone else. What adds to the sadness of the situation is both the specific details and the choice of instruments. To remember so clearly the time (“2:28”) and date (“January 25th”) when the ‘Love Song’ was written conveys the depth of commitment to a relationship then tragically broken; with all the sorrow and hurt that entails expressed poignantly in the accompanying violin. It may be a sobering track from Nia Nicholls (particularly at this time of year) but it displays the same lyrical finesse we have come to expect from the Welsh singer-songwriter.
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