Dylan Gers’ “Feel My Heart”: A Haunting, Psychedelic Lament Wrapped in Indie Glow
Dylan Gers from London continues to shape a unique artistic personality with “Feel My Heart,” his second single from the EP Melancholic Madman, and by far, his most emotional release. If the first single of the upcoming EP “Talisman” was a raw, myth-seeking storytelling introduction to Dylan, “Feel My Heart” is a turn to a more melodic, vulnerable, and sonically intricate nature. It’s a kind of record that overwhelms you gradually but then in totality.
Gers, with the first swirl of clean guitars, which are restless, chiming, and slightly psychedelic haze, creates an auditory landscape reflective of the pain he is fleeing. His introspective vocals are the core of the mix: gentle but pressured, yearning yet unwavering. It’s like he is singing through the door of a memory he cannot revisit.
The drumming of Noah Yorke brings in an almost mesmerizing beat, thus offering the song’s bittersweet drifting a touch of rhythmic precision and a bit of unrest to correspond to Gers’ emotional heaviness. Gers takes longing to the edge of his truth in a way that surprises you. “Feel My Heart is about the ache of absence,” he says, and that ache is audible in every dragging note. It is not the melodrama; it is the quiet, indefinite grief of missing a place, a moment, or a person that deeply impacted you.
The main thing that distinguishes Gers is how he draws intakes metal’s force, indie rock’s melodic sensitivity, and psych rock’s dreamlike distortion all into one harmonious and absolutely his own. He is not just a songwriter but a complete craftsman as he plays every instrument except drums.
With “Feel My Heart,” Dylan Gers doesn’t merely suggest he is capable of great things; he actually proves it decisively. This is the kind of indie music that makes you take notice of an artist on the rise, and yet, he’s only just starting to reveal the depth of his world.
