As humankind begins a new trip around the sun, the remnants and effects of 2020 are still fresh wounds for many. An artist who herself had to pivot and make decisions to keep her family safe in the midst of a pandemic, Lora Kelley has penned a new song that grapples with loss amidst uncertainty and continuing forward into the unknown – something most people experienced in some way or another during 2020. “Waking Dream,” premiering on American Songwriter as an “ethereal single [that] reckons with the unknown and then determines to move on in softly passionate harmonies,” was released on all major platforms on February 5th. Indeed, “Waking Dream” is a testament to the pandemic’s emotional impact on society and the precariousness of living life in a pandemic. “As the pandemic began to g...
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