The piece begins on a tone that feels like a wordless conversation with the unseen. Like a stream of questions flowing out and gurgling down the path of the mind. Unanswered seems to be a two-minute bounty of questions, asked by a child to parents, by a student to a teacher, or a seeker to the divine. Questions that remain Unanswered in words, yet answered in the silence behind the tune. Through this fragile finger-picked guitar composition, Martin Lloyd Howard takes his audience on a melancholic journey.
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The star of this instrumental piece is the instrument itself, a half-century-old. still youthful, golden nylon-string guitar. Classically trained and a guitar teacher by profession, Martin has mastered several genres through his musical journey. Because of this, the sound on this track carries not only the ornamental vintage past but also the craftsmanship of a true artist woven into every note. For me, the song ends in a moment of self-reflection. After the stream of childlike questioning phases, the final 50 seconds feel like a mirror held up to an inner voyage.
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Unanswered carries all its answers only if you give the music your full attention, ideally in a quiet room, and allow it to seep in through your skin. You can find Martin Lloyd Howard’s soulful music on major streaming platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud, and Amazon Music.
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