“Joyride” is Adam Melchor’s Indie Pop Song About Acceptance of the Good That Can Come From Seemingly Bad Times

AdamMelchor2_sm — Adam Melchor, photo courtesy the artist

“Joyride” is a startlingly wise song from 24-year-old songwriter Adam Melchor. It’s such a sane yet melancholy and resignedly amused take on letting go of the things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things even though you’ve grown up assuming that losing certain things in your existence are a life-ending, or at least life-altering, disaster. In the song it’s on the surface about a stolen car but could also be about relationships splitting up, your own or those foundational to your life like those of close friends and your own parents. Musically Melchor uses horns and minimal guitar to great effect to convey the sense of loss but also that of acceptance, a musical “What are you gonna do?” Fans of Beulah and Red Pony Clock will find much to like in Melchor’s brand of indie pop for not just the choice of instruments but also the clever and thoughtful wordplay using unvarnished sentiments and honest language in a way designed to comfort without pandering. Listen to “Joyride” on Soundcloud and follow Melchor at the links below.