The artist duo hails from two different worlds, Alicia Best from the US and Robert Jackson from the UK, yet somehow they meet perfectly in the center on their luminous new single, “Amaranth.” Born from a chance encounter while busking on the cobbled streets of Ireland, their bond continues to weave itself into music that feels lived-in, warm, and impossibly human.
“Amaranth” opens like a sunrise cracking through a long winter, carrying the soft glow of Americana and the gritty honesty of British folk. The song’s namesake, an ancient flower that survives in the cracks of Brooklyn sidewalks, becomes the perfect metaphor for the duo’s message: growth is possible anywhere, even when life presents you the wrong soil.
Alicia and Robert’s harmonies feel unhurried, road-worn, and beautifully aligned. You can hear years of touring across more than a dozen countries in the way their voices settle into one another, effortlessly, like two travelers sharing the same map for different reasons. Recorded between Sylvan Esso’s Betty’s studio in North Carolina and Alma Vale in the UK, the song’s production balances earthy nostalgia with gentle modernity. As an early glimpse into their upcoming album, Over Again, “Amaranth” feels like a guiding light for anyone who stayed too long in unkind places or bloomed despite them. A Different Thread continues to prove that sometimes the most beautiful things grow where they’re not supposed to.
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