ERICKOSCAR – Till We Turn Grey

ERICKOSCAR Turns Lifelong Love Into Country-Americana on ‘Till We Turn Grey’

In “Till We Turn Grey”, ERICKOSCAR turns his more than fifteen years of marriage into a sincere musical expression, the song being a country-Americana piece centred on one of the simplest and most lasting themes in songwriting: love that endures. Composed for his wife, it focuses less on grand romantic acts and more on valuing the person who has been through the journey together, conveying the affection, familiarity and commitment that develop over the years spent as a couple. At its heart the song has a natural sincerity, with ERICKOSCAR letting the lyrics bear the emotional impact rather than hiding behind unnecessary complexity. The final result sounds personal without becoming excessively sentimental, owing to the storytelling tradition which makes country and Americana so effective when writing songs about real life.

The idea of honesty becomes even more understandable when one considers ERICKOSCAR’s long association with music. Since he was brought up on ballads and love songs because of his father, he has been playing acoustic guitar with his worship band for over 35 years and has written more than 1,200 songs during that time. His guitar is still central to his way of creating music, and having recently started to use music production software has given him another option, enabling him to arrange the music, select the instruments, handle the vocals and take care of the overall production himself. “Till We Turn Grey” fits well within the country-Americana genre that has characterised his latest recordings, but its emotional core is still clearly his own and is the sound of an artist who writes from personal experience, using the genre as a means to tell the story rather than letting the style become the story.

The charm of “Till We Turn Grey” lies in the impression that the song is addressing a real life rather than an idealised notion of romance. Although ERICKOSCAR’s bilingual discography and diverse musical influences take him across a variety of genres such as pop, bachata, reggaeton, salsa, gospel and others, the constant element is a songwriting approach that communicates a genuine message. In this case, that message is wonderfully straightforward: after more than fifteen years of being together, there is still something worthwhile in merely being together. “Till We Turn Grey” thus becomes a warm consideration of growing older together, one that involves appreciating what has been achieved and looking forward to all that still lies ahead. It is a sincere country love song with a personal basis which gives the emotion real substance.

“Erick Oscar turns fifteen-plus years of his marriage into a heartfelt country-Americana style confession, showing that the most powerful love songs are often those written just to express, ‘I still choose you.'”