Built around a Reese bass and 808 bumps, Polaria 19 and Hetty Clark’s latest single ‘Breathe’ walks the line between gritty and restrained. Developed in Polaria 19’s home studio in Bangor, County Down, their production brings together traditional influences, call-and-response motifs and glitchy, experimental textures. This poignant soundtrack sets the stage for the artist’s plaintive vocals, which reach out to the listener with ethereal, melancholic and haunting tones. This quietly powerful performance evokes a sense of emotional weight that grounds this track’s pulsating rhythms.

There’s an intimacy and easy solitude here – it’s like catching your breath after emotional exhaustion. Although brooding, as the track progresses, you’ll detect an under-the-radar euphoria. This intricate composition could all too easily be overwhelming, yet the synergy between Hetty’s songwriting instincts and Polaria’s skilled production gives us something poised and purposeful. ‘Breathe’ is made for late-night reflection, inner connection, and finding a moment of peace.

“The song has evolved into something new and almost unrecognisable from the original
but this is in itself a sign that we have been on a journey.” – Polaria 19

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