
Callum Pickard & The Third Look show inner-strength on tender new song "Sweetly Elephant"
Callum Pickard & The Third Look are already well recognised for their well-crafted songs, where Pickard's songwriting skill seems far beyond his 21 years of age. With their new song "Sweetly Elephant", we see another side of his skill, where he grapples with his personal struggle and comes out all the stronger for it.
"Sweetly Elephant" was one of the first songs that Pickard wrote and it sees him come to terms with his personal struggle of growing up with autism. It's a super-soft, folky lullaby, full of complex guitars that interweave to create a hazey, dreamlike texture as Pickard unpicks his struggles and lays them out for all to see.
It sees Pickard's songcraft venture into more experimental fields, with a more lo-fi feel than what we have previously heard on tracks such as last year's country-inspired "June", but at the heart of it all is Pickard's tender vocal delivery and the band's overall tightness and intricacy.
Explaining how the song relates to Pickard's personal struggles and his diagnosis, he says: “I rarely think about it now, other than as a reminder that nothing is easy. I called the song 'Sweetly Elephant' because the song is about me. Of all the animals, the Elephant is the one I relate to the most. They represent strength, determination, stubbornness and willpower. I like to think those are the attributes that have helped me cope with my diagnosis. Many will think the title is abstract, but that's why I gave it that name. It's very relevant to me. Autism is all about the difficulties that people afflicted have in understanding abstract concepts.”
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