There’s something bewitching about Maisie Peters’ latest offering that feels like curling up with your favourite book on a winter’s night.
Released November 19, “Say My Name In Your Sleep,” co-written with Marcus Mumford, arrives as a fingerpicked meditation on love’s afterlife, the kind that refuses to leave your bones even when you know it should.
Recorded at Real World Studios during deep winter, the track carries that seasonal weight beautifully.
Peters draws from Daphne du Maurier’s gothic novel Rebecca, but she’s not interested in dramatic heartbreak here.
Instead, she captures something more mature: the quiet acceptance that some loves never truly leave you, for better or worse.
The instrumentation breathes with restraint. Mumford’s influence shows in the delicate fingerpicking that anchors the verses, each plucked string creating space for Peters’ vocals to float through.
There’s a warmth to the production that wraps around you like a woollen blanket, with subtle keyboard touches from Ian Fitchuk adding texture to the arrangement.
When the chorus swells, it’s with a gentle insistence, building layers that feel organic but cathartic.
Lyrically, Peters walks a tightrope between hope and wisdom. “I know it’s done, I know it’s over / You’re better far away from me,” she sings, acknowledging reality while admitting that secret wish we’ve all harboured: “But I hope you say my name in your sleep.”
It’s not desperate or bitter. It’s honest in a way that only comes with distance and reflection.
The bridge cuts deepest: “It’s the least I deserve, it’s a little death / Can’t gimme the world, so give me my name under your breath.”
Peters captures that bittersweet truth about letting someone go while leaving your shadow behind, just for a moment.
What makes this track special is its calmness. Rather than mining trauma for tears, Peters presents love’s permanence as something both beautiful and haunting.
The melody soothes while the lyrics acknowledge the complexity of moving on when part of you never fully does.
Following October’s dual singles “You You You” and “Audrey Hepburn,” “Say My Name In Your Sleep” continues Peters’ exploration of love’s lasting impact, suggesting her third album will be her most contemplative yet.
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