Alternating grippingly between quaint people and emotive expanses, “Want Some Life” is a radical success from Strawrest. The mission comes through Norwegian musician Terje Halmrast, previously of the band Monalia. Pulsing acoustic pulses and prancing keys complement a wordless vocal immersion to begin. A fragile people arsenal unveils thereafter, as vocals beckon “want some life,” and “want somebody,” with compelling craving. Spacey synths arrive as dazed vocals ship chills. Mingling acoustic twangs and twinkling piano converge right into a stirringly wordless envelopment round mid-point, reaching a textured and emotive pull.
The monitor tactfully explores the fragility of life, a subject impressed by the tragic passing of Monalia’s dummer. “He was a pleasure to be round, at all times full of fine humor and positivity,” Halmrast says. “In hindsight, I consider these qualities have been a significant factor in him staying alive throughout the previous couple of years when the breaks between all his hospital stays grew shorter and shorter.”
He continues:
“The thought of residing every day and never taking life with no consideration can simply develop into only a good life philosophy, however not far more. However once you expertise an in depth pal passing away, even probably the most well-known and worn-out quotes out of the blue tackle an entire new depth and seriousness. If there was one factor Vegar was full of, regardless of all his battles with critical well being points, it was life. He at all times regarded forward, daring to dream and assume massive about each his personal future and every little thing we have been going to realize collectively in Monalia.”
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This and different tracks featured this month may be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
