Music

A lurching beat like footsteps in the hallway, threading together the inspiration, the reflection, and the subsequent catharsis as a sun emerges from clouds.

The single piano notes, and the terrifically nuanced string section; the bells at the start of every bar: this song is perfectly manicured to sound like a lovers’ happy parade.

With a strong modern blues feeling to this coupled with elements of hip-hop along the lines of a Gary Clark Jr, the energy level is high and the amp volume is at 11.

Its a bit raw, its on fire, but also ice-cold, and as such personifies a certain duality: to wit, the modern listener.

Its a shot right down the alt-rock center; a peacock walk right through the front door.

You can hear echoes of something like a Fleetwood Mac in the happy marriage of rock flavors with the soul of a country ballad and the precise use of electric guitar to adorn the mix with blues licks.

Bluestaeb gives us a synth-driven pocket groove, some enigmatic breaks, and an easy flow.

I hear echoes of a Josh Ritter circa Animal Years, with a similar youthful vitality and nondepletable store of lyrical fire.