Saint Harison Returns With “ghosted,” a Soulful Reflection on Heartbreak and Emotional Disconnection
LOS ANGELES, CA- Saint Harison’s latest single “ghosted” is a slow burn that feels like it was lifted straight from a smoky after-hours lounge somewhere between heartbreak and closure. It is his first release since 2023’s lost a friend EP, and it reminds us why his voice, honeyed, wounded, and soulful, has made him one of the most exciting young artists to come out of the UK in recent years.
Co-produced by Akeel Henry (Jazmine Sullivan, Giveon, Victoria Monét) and John Fellner, “ghosted” blends the emotional clarity of vintage soul with the contemporary polish of modern R&B. The strings, the sparseness, and that aching vocal delivery evoke the intimacy of a D’Angelo ballad or the reflective melancholy of Frank Ocean. There is even a touch of that old-school, throwback feel that has flavors of that song featured in Black Mirror, “Anyone Who Knows What Love It (Will Understand)” which is haunting, cinematic, and heavy with longing.
Lyrically, Harison turns the emotional sting of modern dating into a confessional hymn. “If it’s so hard just loving me, I’d much rather you ghosted me,” he sings, his tone both resigned and raw. It is a sentiment that feels painfully familiar in today’s age of blue ticks and disappearing texts. For anyone who has ever felt the slow fade of someone pulling away without explanation, “ghosted” hits home.
What makes the track so magnetic is how much Harison holds back. He does not wail; he simmers. The song builds gently, never overplaying its emotion, and that restraint makes it all the more affecting. But at just two and a half minutes, it ends almost too soon. When the final note fades, you cannot help but want another verse, another chorus, another moment to sit in that bittersweet ache.
The accompanying video by UK duo DEADHORSES visualizes the internal prison of being ghosted, with Harison’s performance unfolding in eerie, claustrophobic scenes that mirror the song’s emotional confinement. It is both surreal and painfully human, a fitting visual companion to a song that sits right at the intersection of heartbreak and self-awareness.
After co-signs from Justin Bieber, SZA, Elton John, and a high-profile sample from Dave on “175 Months,” Saint Harison seems poised for a breakout moment. “ghosted” does not shout that arrival; it whispers it with the quiet confidence of someone who knows that real emotion does not need to be loud to hit hard.
At two minutes and thirty seconds, “ghosted” leaves you wanting more. And maybe that is the point, because the sting of being ghosted always comes with the echo of what could have been.
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