Campfire Social: Wherever You Rest Your Head

Campfire Social, a band of 5, has been releasing music for almost a decade. The band doesn't get much notice, although they have been playing for a while and have an assortment of songs for their fans to enjoy. Their lack of a sizable following, given their years of experience, seemed almost baffling. Despite their rather modest fan base they have secured a spot at the renowned Focus Wales festival. We wanted to be the first on the scene, so we delved into their music and recommend listening to some of it. One song in particular, ‘Wherever You Rest Your Head’ which released March 19 2021, drew our attention.

The song begins with an instrumental which gives a sense of nostalgia and a slightly sad atmosphere. When the vocals start we realise the vocalist is reminiscing about old memories. It starts by talking about how someone is moving out of the house and leaving an empty room “We’re clearing the house where I once lived and there’s an uppity room”, the empty room may be referring to how the vocalist feels their heart is empty after the other person left them. It then goes on about how our dear vocalist is thinking back on old memories as well as regretting the things they weren’t able to do together “All the things we’d say we’d do but never did, I’ve been thinking back to places that we’ve never been”. I’m sure we can all relate to that in some way or another. With both of those assumptions regarding the lyrics, it’s safe to presume that the song is about the vocalist negatively dealing with a breakup. After the first chorus, we once again hear from the vocalist and how he is surrounded by and trying to preserve memories. “I wish I could be the photograph you kept inside the frame” helps us see insight into how he wants to be remembered. Like a photograph, he wants to be permanent and he wants to be preserved in her memory like a photo is preserved in a frame. We also get the line “With all these paintings that you’ve left behind you to never see again” which perfectly accompanies the part about photographs. It shows that what he wanted isn’t what he got, how he wanted to remain in her memory but she chose to forget him and the moments they shared. The final main things we hear from the vocalist are “I’ll think thoughts of feeling well, I’ll follow form and find myself” and “Let’s stop and start again” perfectly and simply display how he has come to terms that he won’t get her back and he has been trying to get overhear as well as learn how to live without her in his life.

We wait eagerly to hear about their performance at the Focus Wales festival and see what direction their music goes next.