David Timm's newest single invokes feelings of reflection, desperation, and change. Acting as both a guide in and the creator of this chaos and dissociation, David has managed to freeze a moment in life and spread it out on this canvas of time.
Instrumentally, this song is reminiscent of Animal Collective's "Merriweather Post Pavilion," particularly the flute-like synths, the echo at the end of verses which gives the vocals an ethereal and angelic feeling, and the use of stereo sound. The best example is probably "In The Flowers" by Animal Collective. I truly love whatever this feeling is and it gives me goosebumps whenever it's done well. It's really interesting though, that once you take away the vocals, this song is deeply discomforting. The robotic harmony contrasts the earthly tribal drums and there's an interesting dichotomy that doesn't make sense. There's also a weird discomfort invoked by the syncopated tambourine around 3:30 and it feels like a huge mess. A beautiful mess, but still a mess. I found myself trying to grasp anything grounded and found that even the vocals lost their footing and were no longer the rock keeping me from drowning. BUT then there's a string section out of nowhere that feels like a life jacket and it creates create a transition that eventually brings us back to reality. The last minute of this song is a whole experience that takes this song to another level.
Also, shoutout to the little noise at 1:03 that sounds like a ray-gun being fired. I notice it like every third listen and it makes me feel good for some reason.
I went out and typed all the lyrics to this song and have stared at them for a really long time trying to decipher them only to realize that I don't need to and I don't want to. This song might be about a particular moment but it's more about the feelings provoked by the situation than the situation itself. Even then it feels like these lyrics are malleable enough to fit most moods and emotions. In fact, the emotions I experience while listening to this song are impossible to put into words, mostly because it invokes so many emotions at once. I identify with the blue and the yellow at the exact same time and it's so accurate.
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