Wes Fowler uses a familiar conceit in his song “Time Machine.” The whole wishing one had a time machine to go back and fix all his mistakes with a loved one. Weaving in samples from an answering machine, it feels like Fowler is revisiting the kind of personal pain that a guilty conscience will not let you leave behind. But there isn’t a perverse obsession expressed in this song, just a gentleness of spirit, genuine contrition and a deep sorrow with which he’s just now coming to terms. While we’re never told in the song what happened to the subject of the song whether maybe they have passed or whether the song’s narrator has damaged the former relationship beyond repair. But the love he realizes he lost comes through strongly in his vocal inflections and through the spare guitar melody. So much so that the final line of the song hits strongly, “You were the love of my life and I never even let you know.” Listen to “Time Machine” on Spotify and follow Fowler at the links provided.
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