Charlotte Jane - Refuge [Music Video Review]

April 17, 2021 Travis Erwin

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Trying to help someone you love who isn't quite ready to be helped, can be frustrating and heartbreaking. Charlotte Jane tackles that very scenario in her new single, 'Refuge.' Jane says of her track, "At its core ‘Refuge’ is about the frustration of wanting to love and support someone through a tough time, but how you can’t force someone to open up to you. Especially when it’s a mental health struggle or aftershocks from a past trauma, supporting someone can feel like a spectator sport sometimes. You can see the pain playing out but you can’t get involved unless they invite you. I thought I was writing it about other people, then realised I could, subconsciously, be talking to myself.” The track is delivered in tender, but raw vocals that enable the listener to feel every word of the frustration, pain, and hope.

Travis Erwin (LA on Lock Blogger)