LIPFORD’s latest single, “Miracle”, finds the Italian-American artist grappling with the longing for something better. The track opens with a vulnerability that feels earned rather than performed, as he navigates the space between hope and desperation that anyone stuck in life’s messier moments will recognize.
What works here is LIPFORD’s restraint, Francesco Grammatico’s mix at Jungle Music Factory gives the vocals room to breathe while keeping the instrumentation grounded. The guitar work hints at his 17-year tenure with MANTRAM without leaning too heavily into rock territory.
The bridge shifts the energy without losing the thread, and the final chorus hits with the kind of quiet conviction that suggests this solo project might be exactly where LIPFORD belongs. His Chris Cornell and Jeff Buckley influences surface in the vocal delivery, but he’s not trying to be either of them.
If this track hits you like it did me, give LIPFORD a follow, you’ll want to hear what’s next.
