Blushing packs multiple strands of sound into the fuzzily expansive and urgent “Sour Punch.” Contrasted with more laid back vocals the song seethes, whorls and swoops upwards as though in a dynamic of endless ascent. UK shoegaze legends Lush are an obvious touchstone with the twin guitars pursuing separate ends in the rhythmic scheme and the effervescent quality of the main melody of the song and the instinct toward putting fairly melancholic themes into an upbeat pop context. Although the song has a fairly simple structure its components work in complexly complementary ways as the vocals soar in the chorus the guitar progressions flare at a different angle so that each seems to highlight the other with the rhythm section driving the whole thing forward with the result being a song that seems somehow so bright yet hazy and electrifyingly expansive. It’s a triumph over the blue mood that seems to have inspired the song’s words. Listen to “Sour Punch” on Soundcloud, watch the video on YouTube, follow Blushing at the links provided and look for the upcoming album Possessions out February 18, 2022 on Kanine Records.
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