About This Song
About "Starling" by Arooj Aftab
Aftab’s 'Starling' flutters between fragility and flight. The song’s delicate, looping guitar figure mirrors a bird’s restless motion, while her voice—close-miked, almost a whisper—hints at a caged longing. It’s a lullaby for the displaced, beautiful and faintly unsettling.
