On the flipside, closer ‘Powders’ is injected with a shot of youthful relatability ( “‘Free house’ / The greatest two words to hear at 16”) as a steady bassline wriggles along. The unadorned arrangement gives Newman the space to conjure some real emotional weight his voice carries desperation and weariness, and then, eventually, acceptance.
“I still pretend you’re only out of sight / In another room, smiling at your phone”, he laments of the death of a loved one over gently-plucked guitar. In a recent interview with NME, Newman singled out the song – which references the coronavirus pandemic – as a “big step forward” for his songwriting, as he reveals more of himself than ever before. That veil is lifted on ‘Get Better’, an acoustic number so intimate it feels like a secret. But until now, we’ve seldom seen the band insert themselves into their lyrics. Since the release of their curious and beguiling debut effort, 2012’s ‘An Awesome Wave’, Alt-J’s deeply intricate songs have been crammed with percussive experiments and squelchy synth melodies, and have referenced classic dark literature ( Last Exit To Brooklyn, American Psycho) and arthouse film ( Léon ). As soon as you become successful, it’s open season”
#Crack open a cold one song crack#
Chorus Doin' all that work until the day's done (Day's done) Crack open a cold one and them redneck, redneck, redneck be like. Alt-J would just like to crack open a cold one, please. Catchin' catfish up on some chicken liver.
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