The enchanting indie-folk voice of Keren Ilan meets us once again with her latest release, “Looking”. With a warm, raspy timbre and a soul-searching essence, this track feels like an invitation to lean into her journey for belonging. Following up her deeply reflective debut, “Soon Summer’s Gone”, Keren brings us a track that’s both tender and self-exploratory, softly edged with folk-rock energy that stays with you long after the last note fades.
From the first moments of “Looking”, Keren’s vocal presence shines through with a relaxed but impactful delivery. Her voice brings out the calm familiarity of a late-autumn afternoon, full of warmth and honesty, yet slightly tinted with longing. This is where her gentle yet impactful folk-rock essence becomes so endearing—there’s a natural sweetness and flow in her sound that perfectly pairs with her lyricism, almost like a poem floating on a comforting breeze.
Lyrically, “Looking” is much like a whispered self-conversation, asking us to feel the pull of her words. The track captures that unique tension of moving across new landscapes while staying rooted in self-awareness. While Keren Ilan has physically ventured far from home, from her roots in Vietnam to the new perspectives of the West Coast, this song circles back to her realization that identity cannot be left behind. Here, her songwriting feels like a dialogue with her own reflections, keeping us grounded yet uplifted.
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With an upcoming EP, “NostosAlgos”, due on November 27th, Keren promises to reveal even more of her sonic landscape. She’s also been shaping her sound within Tomorrowwhen, her Berlin-based trio, as well as through a collaborative project in Hebrew with Aryeh Hasfari. These varied experiences make her work multidimensional and fresh, expanding her folk style with new textures and sounds that feel both intimate and universally relatable.
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