So we had a piano that sounded great, and vocals that sounded great, and then we tried a string arrangement, but this clouded the arrangement up, so we had to keep that very minimal. "I played the piano on the song, and then Froe went into MIDI and made it work. We had totally not anticipated this becoming a number one, so this has been a lesson for us as much as anything. At one point one of us suggested to add drums, and another said no, and that was probably the moment that stopped the song turning into a cacophonous mess. We played into that purposely, and it really worked out. Kelleher: "We bought into this restrictive environment, without being able to spend thousands of pounds on live strings or what not. We were also dealing with a limited budget, and only with Lewis and his manager, so there were no A&Rs breathing down our neck wanting to try a million and one things." Every A&R these days says 'Can't we make it simpler?' - not necessarily musically, but sonically. It's funny, simplicity is fashionable at the moment. "With 'Someone You Loved' it really was two writing sessions, and us spending a couple of days finishing off and mixing. We have been guilty of throwing the kitchen sink at a record, and then at the end we'd try to brutally strip it down again, asking what parts of the arrangement we really care about. Kohn: "We've definitely gotten into the production Bermuda Triangle, where you're making things complicated and you rely on someone coming in and saying: 'Stop! The demo was better!' Most of our hits have had real production journeys that took a long time to get right. One of the most striking features of 'Someone You Loved' is the fact that the arrangement is kept extremely simple: it's essentially just one piano, with some embellishments. In addition, Capaldi was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards, losing out to Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy." He is getting set to release his second album later this year.Video of Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved Minimalism He likely was excited when he won the Scottish Alternative Music Awards for Best Acoustic Act, as well as Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Someone You Loved" at the BRITs 2020. "I will look back on it as an extremely stressful time that somehow also managed to be extremely boring." in just one week. "Everyone always tells you about how amazing recording their first album was and how they'll always look back on the 'process' with fond memories," he said. I wanted something with broad, mainstream appeal and when I found Lewis I was like: 'This guy's voice, it cuts through,'" said Walter (per Planet Radio).Ĭapaldi released his first studio album, "Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent," in May 2019, which became the fastest-selling album of the year and was certified Gold in the U.K. "I was looking for something that I thought had the potential to go all the way. Five years later, he was discovered when a recording made on his iPhone found its way to manager Ryan Walter. Born in Glasgow, Capaldi started performing in local pubs at the age of 12. Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has recently found fame in the music industry, but he has been performing since childhood.