Calming you with ambient guitars and rippling textures, Sacrifice is the release from Wax Owls that we all need to escape from our daily stresses.

Los Angeles indie-folk trio Wax Owls are back with another calming release in the form of Sacrifice. Exploring the challenges that we are all faced with in our search for genuine connection, the track brings an affirming energy into your life as it gradually builds up a plethora of textures and layers. Starting with consoling falsetto vocals, delicately strummed guitars are joined by effervescing cymbals and driving drums to build an expansive and sweeping soundscape that transports you into the wilderness.

Vocalist Gerry Hirschfield explains of the track:

I originally wrote this song as an instrumental for the movie ‘What She Said’ to fit the scene where the main character finds her voice. The whole song acts as a build, slowly adding new instruments in each section to reflect increasing confidence as the main character tells her story. When it came time to find a melody, I found that singing in falsetto preserved the delicate feel that the instrumental evoked. Lyrically, ‘Sacrifice’ deals with the challenges I felt in making personal connections during the pandemic. I already struggle with social anxiety under normal circumstances. With the added stress of the pandemic, the song discusses how even the most trivial activities like going to the grocery store can trigger anxiety. The harmonies build through the song to give the effect of people coming together and yearning for meaningful connections.