vagaries – no one i know is in my tree
Maybe the greatest gift that the greatest artists have given us is that of escape. Can’t you use great artworks to make yourself disappear in the face of incredible danger? Maybe the trouble is that not enough people have tried hard enough.
The fact is that, for example, the likes of John Lennon of The Beatles, for all of the tension and turmoil that surrounded his life, has provided the world with incredible tools for seeking peace, creativity and inner tranquillity.
Artists like those in vagaries know that enough time spent away from the scary world at large will inevitably lead to a desire to redraw it within your own mind in whatever colours that you see fit.
“no one i know is in my tree” appropriates and changes a Lennonesque phrase and with good reason to want to do so. In a blend of dream pop production and “Thunder Road”-like chord progressions, vagaries create a dream world activated by softly spoken mantras. Can you escape into these dream worlds? You’ll just need to concentrate really hard on the song before you can find out.
Roman Joon – Im Coming Round
The fact of the matter is that, for a lot of people, music, much like coffee or ginger shots, is closer to being a much-needed medicine than simply a form of entertainment.
People from all types of life routinely listen to their favourite songs as a way to help with getting out of bed, getting the best out of their working days, or managing to fall asleep at night without additional help from pills.
Roman Joon makes music for the kind of listeners who use pop music as a therapeutic tool. These songs aren’t designed, like the Top 40 Pop hits simply to be heard in a hurry. They’re made to be soaked up by the listener’s psyche.
Roman Joon’s “Im Coming Round,” fittingly, is a soulful dream pop track about working to be at your best through this increasingly complex modern world. It’s a tune about mental health challenges. And, yes, it’s the kind of song best enjoyed through repeated listens, preferably ones done with eyes shut and controlled breathing.
