a gentle, time-bending folk meditation that turns the clock back to wonder and stillness

the clocks went back by paul thompson feels like a quiet meditation on time itself – wistful, tender, and full of wonder. written and recorded in his norfolk studio, it’s a song that pauses to ask what time really means: how we measure it, waste it, and marvel at it. gentle acoustic tones drift like the turning of the earth, wrapping paul’s warm voice in the stillness of early morning.

released at the very moment the uk clocks turn back, the track blurs the line between science and poetry – between einstein’s equations and the heartbeat of human life. it’s a reminder that while the universe expands by hundreds of thousands of kilometres each hour, we can still find beauty in slowing down.

there’s something timeless about paul’s music: part folk, part folklore, steeped in the landscapes of the isle of mull where he now lives. the clocks went back captures that balance perfectly – intimate yet vast, reflective yet alive with curiosity. it’s less about going back, and more about being here, now.

thank u for making this paul 🌒