Five times a week during April 2025, I'd arrive at home at the dead of night, exhausted, and collapse onto the couch in my apartment for 30 minutes while I wade in and out of sleep, psyching myself up to take a shower so I get in bed. University has been my greatest opportunity to self-inflict pain.
On one such night, my roomate sent me on a journey opening Spotify on the TV and turning this on. I'd heard, but not listened to Carseat Headrest before. Our TV sat atop two cardboard boxes, and this image glowed on the screen for 16 minutes as the song played.
A friend of mine once mentioned I had a taste for end-of-the-world music. On paper, this song fits into that category, but its conclusion is far more hopeful. This is music for new beginnings. Hope music.
In trying to find the bandcamp link, I realized that this was the second recording of this album. The album was first made 2011 with a very lo-fi aesthetic, and then re-recorded in 2018 once there was a four piece band. This song was a passion project that took 7 years to realize.
Nighttime music. Hopeful vibes. Good for conversating over or listening to. Instant classic.