Clay Hazey finds hope in the quiet warmth of “Tulips”

 

Clay Hazey releases new track "Tulips." The song captures that steady warmth that stays even when everything else is cool. The lyrics of the song and the fact that the studio was in Montreal's Village during the winter both had a big effect on it. Hazey says the studio wasn't charming, it was lonely, above a skunk's hole, and had only a small gas stove to keep warm. But in that strange place, ideas started to flow. After a long winter, tulips are one of the first flowers to come up through the ground that has been frozen. The song is all about the idea of never giving up and starting over. "Tulips" doesn't make big promises or loud statements. It moves slowly, which reminds people that hope doesn't always come with noise. It can sometimes feel like a small, constant happiness.