Georgia Harmer’s Eye of the Storm is a folk record of quiet wonder, rooted in memory, family, friendship, and gentle moments. There’s a lullaby softness to her songwriting, and an intimacy to these performances that makes each track feel like a page from an old photo album you’ve been invited to look through. Opener Can We Be Still sets the tone perfectly with a slow, warm meditation on growing up alongside a lifelong best friend. Other instruments join the acoustic guitar and voice, including subtle drums, bass, and gorgeously woven guitar lines, but everything is played with such restraint that the songs feel almost unadorned. The arrangements are so perfectly unintrusive that it’s easy to miss how much is actually happening in the background.

Harmer’s vocal delivery never strains for effort, with no gymnastics or dramatic flourishes, just carefully phrased melodies. Her songs live inside small moments, with a deep reverence for intimacy and memory, recalling childhood scenes and remembering what it means to carry hope when the world feels heavy. The title track is a gorgeous country lilt that conjures fields, farmhouses, and landscapes far from any city. Little Light is a song about finding the will to keep going when everything feels too much, with quiet fingerpicking and vocals that bloom with additional soft touches of percussion. Harmer has the ability to write songs that feel timeless, and remind us that the sound of an acoustic guitar plucked by human hands never goes out of style. Slow Down plays on its title as one of the most upbeat tracks on the album, acknowledging that the world rarely waits for us even when we need it to. The tenderness on Eye of the Storm is incredibly rare. This isn’t a flashy record with big moments, but something far more precious: a soft and understated collection of songs that are full of beauty, intimacy, care, and gentle joy.