V13 is no stranger to the music of Tim Qualls, and having covered the original version of Feel, we were excited to dive into the newly released “stripped” version. Having made waves with the 2023 release of his album, Feel, named the best album of 2023 by the Houston Chronicle, Qualls says he wanted to revisit the music. “I wanted to pause for a moment, revisit the music, and find more meaning between the lyrics, the melodies, and the rhythm. It was about trying to find the notes in between the piano keys, those that are often overlooked.” As a result, listeners are treated to a re-imagined version that allows the Houston alt-pop artist to transform his work into something even more vulnerable. Inspired by Gavin DeGraw’sChariot – Stripped, Qualls dives deeper into the emotions of the...