TIMOTEI – “Open Up” (opens in new tab)

Haunting in its development from piano-led solemnity to grandiose orchestral ardor, “Open Up” is a gorgeously atmospheric track from TIMOTEI, a London-based actor, musician, and poet. He wrote the track during a difficult period in his family life, navigating “themes of acceptance, healing, and human connection.” A nocturnal, spacious ambience appears initially, gradually bolstered by glimpses of piano that eventually flow into a melodically blissful progression. Samples of children playing, ...