Selkie – Heartspeak

I first came across Selkie when she reached out about ‘Hours’. That song struck me straight away. It held this gentle confidence as if she had finally settled into a musical space that felt completely hers. It still sticks with me. The restraint. The careful layering. The sense that she had taken the long route to reach something simple and true.

Since then she has kept moving. Pianos in Glasgow. Bedroom studios in Berlin. A run of shows across Japan. Every city adding something new without ever pushing her away from that calm core she seems to write from. Her music has always felt like the product of someone tuning back into themselves after years of holding their breath.

Her new single ‘Heartspeak’ arrives as a companion to that world but takes things in a quieter direction. It leans into stillness and connection. The kind of song that feels like a private moment that somehow found its way onto tape.

‘Heartspeak’ opens with a voice so close you feel like she is about to whisper a secret just for you. A soft synth pad sits underneath Everything is pared back to the essentials. Nothing crowds the vocal. Nothing interrupts the softness. When she sings “We swam in the night, we swam in stars” the whole scene forms instantly in your head. That line comes from a real moment she carried with her. Floating out at sea in total darkness surrounded by bioluminescent plankton. A moment that should have been frightening yet somehow wasn’t. That surreal beauty makes perfect sense once you hear the song. There is no fear in her voice. Only awe. The chorus pulls everything into one clear thought. “This is how our hearts speak.” The line lands with a warm weight. It sums up the whole song without trying to explain anything. You hear two experiences that changed her. You feel both the wonder and the fear she carried through them. And in the middle of all that, the connection she wanted to hold onto.

‘Heartspeak’ was released back in November but the video has just been released and you can check it out below.

What I love most is how natural it all feels. Nothing is pushed. Nothing reaches for a grand moment. The impact comes from the quiet. From the closeness. From the way she shows trust through small details. It’s Selkie at her most open.

‘Heartspeak’ feels like the clear next step for her. A reminder that she doesn’t need scale or volume to create something moving. She just needs space and a story worth returning to. This one has both.

Heartspeak is out now. You can check it out over on the Selkie Bandcamp page.

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• Selkie Sound