Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions’ music can be just as magical and enchanting as they are innovative and powerful. In their latest single, ‘The Heart of the Forest’, they stitch together a seamless acoustic track, lined with delicate blues and surreal tones. It captures both the mystique and majesty of the natural world, magnifying it with poetic vocals and profound sensibilities. There’s some rock in it, especially in the way Gary’s husky baritones flow, which is reminiscent of contemplative tracks of Linkin Park and Arctic Monkeys.