Ellie Moon Masterfully Walks the Line Between Exuberance and Insouciance on “Indecisive”

EllieMoon_Indecisive1_crop — Ellie Moon “Indecisive” cover (cropped)

Ellie Moon’s video for “Indecisive” looks like something she might have shot for Instagram stories post with the minimal effects and cartoon-y lettering. She looks so over it until she engages directly with the chorus of the song where her animated dancing matches the uptempo moments of a song in which she explores the myriad choices that seem to be imbued with importance and the quandary of struggling to choose between every decision for everything in one’s day with competing demand affecting seemingly everything you do. “I used to be indecisive but I’m not so sure” is the key line to the theme of the song but one thing that doesn’t seem so tentative is the way Moon seems to effortlessly blend styles from a Herb Alpert horns-inflected indie pop by way of Red Pony Clock to a relentlessly upbeat, sweeping melody and a paradoxical mix of exuberance and insouciance. The contrast between these modes and moods gives what might otherwise be a solid pop song some creative depth that isn’t common enough. Watch the video for “Indecisive” on YouTube, follow Ellie Moon at the links below and look out for her forthcoming EP Moonisms due out in 2020.