Single Review: “Silver Spoon” by Erin LeCount
“We're the product of love that we do not receive / I'll corrupt every branch of this family tree.” Essex-based artist Erin LeCount holds back no emotion with her beautifully vulnerable single, “Silver Spoon.” After teasing the demo last year, LeCount recently released the fully self-written and self-produced studio version on February 7, 2025, and it exceeds all expectations.
Created in her garden shed, “Silver Spoon” offers a heartbreakingly intimate glimpse into LeCount’s soul, fitting seamlessly into her small but powerful discography. With pain pouring out of every line, it is a song about the scars of our childhood and how deeply they shape who we are. From the very first note, the production creates an ethereal, haunting atmosphere that instantly demands attention and perfectly sets the tone for the rest of the song. LeCount’s layered vocals are soft and somber, but they grow in intensity as the track builds, crafting a sound that is both heavenly and mesmerizing.
What makes “Silver Spoon” so unique is that it flawlessly captures a very specific kind of pain. LeCount says the song is about “growing up differently to someone you love.” It’s about the stinging shame we feel when we see the kindness and softness in others that we wish we had in ourselves. LeCount’s lyrics represent the idea that we don't always realize the magnitude of our hurt until we see that embodiment of pain, even when it’s a source of joy and comfort for someone else.
LeCount describes this bitterness perfectly through simple but strikingly vivid lines, like“I bet you grew up grazing your knees / But the fall wasn’t fatal like it was for me.” Beneath her jealousy and resentment towards this person’s upbringing, there is an overwhelming sorrow. She feels that her past has left her so wounded that she cannot accept or offer the love she deeply craves. It’s not the person themselves she resents, but rather that they represent a version of herself that she might have been if she had grown up in a more loving environment.
The imagery of eating is prominent throughout the song, as she longs to be “somebody who could swallow love” but is “so full on resentment” that she pushes away other people’s kindness. LeCount uses hunger to symbolize her insatiable desire for love, one that only grows more intense while the song progresses. As the outro repeats, the emotion and desperation in the song build to a peak until the last second as she yells, “Just feed me love and give it time / Oh, maybe in another life.” The song ends abruptly, making the frustration and hurt feel even more raw and real as she deliberately leaves us in the unresolved tension.
With its gorgeous imagery and honest lyricism, "Silver Spoon" showcases Erin LeCount’s extraordinary talent as a singer, songwriter, and producer. She is performing a special headline show in London on March 28, an announcement she surprised fans with on the release day of “Silver Spoon.” It is clear that Erin LeCount is an artist with a very bright future ahead of her, so be sure to check out her music and watch for more from her in the coming year!