V.V. Lightbody just dropped "Two Swans," another taste of her third album Period Piece, out next month. The Chicago songwriter has been building toward this moment all year, and this new gem keeps the streak alive. It follows "Best Problem," "Practice Smiling," and "Dull Knife," a run that shows off her soft-focus folk touch and gift for melody.
If you loved the hushed warmth of 2020's Make a Shrine or Burn It Down, or the flute-laced textures she wove through Expanding, this one lands right in that pocket. "Two Swans" is a sweet, patient track. It drifts and blooms, the kind of belter that reveals more with every listen.
Lightbody has always written like someone paying close attention to small feelings, and Period Piece looks set to be her fullest statement yet. Four singles in, the album feels like a slow reveal done right.
Chicago keeps producing songwriters this good, and she's near the front of the pack. Press play.