The American singer-songwriter Alec Duckart's project Searows takes a striking turn with "In Violet," the last single before the release of his second album, "Death in the Business of Whaling." The song, which premiered on BBC Radio 1's Future Artists with Tara Kumar, ends the album's rollout with a sense of emotional closure and quiet spectacle.
Duckart wrote "In Violet," and Trevor Spencer produced it. The song feels heavy on purpose, it's less about what's happening right now and more about the mood, reflection, and internal reckoning. The song is the last in a series of carefully timed releases that includes "Dirt," "Photograph of a Cyclone," and "Dearly Missed." It gives us one last look into the emotional world Duckart has been building.
The main idea behind "In Violet" is the pain of not being the person you wanted to be for someone else. Duckart's song is about disappointment, both in other people and in yourself, and how that feeling can linger long after the moment has passed. The song's emotional banality and imagined scale are what make it resonate. Duckart sees the song as a "fantastical epic," turning everyday regret into something huge, dramatic, and almost mythical.
Marlowe Ostara directed the accompanying music visualizer, which complements the song's emotional theater without detracting from its intimacy. "In Violet" doesn't just finish the album's pre-release chapter, it deepens it. With this last single, Searows shows again that he can turn private, unspoken feelings into something big and immersive. This sets the stage for Death in the Business of Whaling to come out in full.
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