There’s something hauntingly beautiful about Chris Rusin’s new single “Flower.” Released on October 31, 2025 as part of his album Songs From A Secret Room, the track captures that delicate space between love and loss, the point where two people can still reach for each other but can’t quite connect anymore.
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The song opens gently, with muted electric guitar tones that Rusin achieved by placing a sponge under the bridge, an unusual but genius move that gives “Flower” its soft rhythmic heartbeat. From there, the track slowly unfolds into a sweeping indie folk pop duet. Rusin’s voice blends with his anonymous duet partner’s in harmonies that feel effortless yet heavy with emotion. Their interplay mirrors the story itself, two voices weaving together, then pulling apart as the song moves between closeness and distance.
The lyric “The knot that we tied became a tangle” hits especially hard. It’s simple but devastating, echoing the song’s theme of how something once so pure can get lost in the everyday weight of love. Each verse traces that emotional drift until the chorus blooms open: “I held you like a flower, but winter is here and the sun don’t shine anymore.” It’s the kind of line that lingers long after the song ends.
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Produced by Grammy-nominated engineer Andrew Berlin (Gregory Alan Isakov), “Flower” features lush but restrained instrumentation, cello, hammer dulcimer, bass, and light percussion, that frames the vocals instead of overshadowing them. The result is modern folk minimalism done perfectly.
The music video, set in a surreal hedge maze, deepens the metaphor. Love here is something you can get lost in, even when you’re both trying to find the way out.
With “Flower,” Chris Rusin proves that vulnerability can still sound powerful. It’s tender, introspective, and achingly human — a standout track from an artist redefining indie folk authenticity from the heart of Colorado.
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