Nashville-based folk artist Rosemary Schultz channels individual power and free-spirited independence on her empowering alt-folk single “Run With the Wolves.” The track melds classic folk storytelling with a fiercely independent edge, celebrating resilience, freedom, and the courage to defy expectation. Inspired by the book Women Who Run With the Wolves, Schultz crafts a vivid sonic landscape that balances lyrical bite with melodic richness.
A rousing, climactic fervor is evident from the get-go — as understated guitar pluckiness moves quickly into a twangy layered expanse. “You can take my money, you can take my blood, you can take my love, yeah that means nothing, nothing to me,” Schultz’s biting lyricism lets out, exuding a spirited dose of independence. The debonair vocal tone combines with the stirring lyrical disposition — a scathing shout-back against over-dependency in relationships — and into that sense of independent catharsis, seemingly represented by the howling “run with the wolves” culmination.
Lonesome guitar twangs further consume as the three-minute turn approaches, as Schultz’s vocals emerge thereafter with layers of spine-tingling, hypnotic reflections. The wordless vocal harmonizing then enthralls as the rollicking guitars move into a punctuating solo, concluding the track with sating impact as wolf-like howls emanate in the beautiful darkness. “Run With the Wolves” is an empoweringly melodic success from Rosemary Schultz.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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