Joe Galuszka’s new single, ‘The Quiet Was Loud’, is exactly the kind of track that makes you pause and just listen. From the very first notes, it’s clear this isn’t just music – it’s a story, a journey, and an emotional experience all at once. Evocative, ambient, and drenched in wintery textures, the piece feels like a reflective walk through memory and longing, the kind of soundscape that makes even a train ride feel cinematic.
What makes it so compelling is the personal history behind it: Joe wrote the track on his way to see his father for the first Christmas in 12 years. That weight and anticipation translates seamlessly into the music, moving from delicate piano to glockenspiel and the lush strings of the Bristol Ensemble. The composition grows organically, balancing quiet intimacy with moments of sweeping orchestral grandeur.
Fans of Ólafur Arnalds, Max Richter, or Ludovico Einaudi will feel at home here, but Joe’s signature is unmistakable, there’s a quiet confidence and emotional depth that makes The Quiet Was Loud distinctly his own. It’s more than a single; it’s an invitation to sit with your own memories, to reflect, and to feel.
With ‘Fractures’ on the horizon, Joe Galuszka is clearly a name to watch in contemporary ambient classical music, an artist who doesn’t just compose sound, but composes feeling.