Singer-songwriter Ashia Ackov's latest single, "Bound by Love," creates an intimate, heart-wrenching ballad about an emotional connection between two people who are miles apart and unable to break it. Driven by the pain of separation from her husband on his travels, Ackov turns it into something beyond, an anthem for anyone who has ever experienced the agony of loving someone far away.
"Bound by Love" is simultaneously powerful from the very first few notes. The song's striking honesty carries through into what can only be described as a gentle cascade of instrumentals, Ackov's voice ascending to emotional peaks that no other person has yet uncovered. The living, breathing pulse of wanting more in the track's core resonates with the listener, yes, even in our separation, everything we have is not enough. Isolation is transformed into a love letter through sound that seems suspended in the post.
What makes "Bound by Love" so exceptional is how genuinely Ashia tells the story. Instead of guiding listeners through the process of transforming separation into something beautiful, Ackov uses the additional time to observe the ways humans cling to one another in the Earth's whirlwind. It is the eye that appears in the lit window, the track that you loop, and the projection that we are united again, irrespective of the distance. "Bound by Love" isn't just a song, it's a way for two people to touch one another, a gentle nudge in the ribs, even when everything else is going on, love survives.