Lane Mueller’s Candy Cigarettes returns with its first album in six years with the September 23, 2022 release of Horse Lungs. As with the album overall, the single “Where To” is like a collage of experiences and sounds arranged in a pop format. Mueller’s vocals are widely expressive and introspective and ambient atmospherics flow into processed piano loops joined by synths that rise in hysterical arcs that amplify the melodrama of the poetic lyrics before the song drops into samples of a woman’s voice asking “Why was that?” “What for?” and “With who?” It’s a song that suggests that many people take on a role and interrogate others for not putting on a similar pose and pick them apart as an act of self esteem but of course that way of being is inherently fragile. Musically the song and all of Horse Lungs is reminiscent of The Legendary Pink Dots in terms of the eclectic arrangements and raw emotional expressions that delve deep into dreams and the roots of desire and motivation. Listen to “Where To” on Spotify and follow Candy Cigarettes at the links below.
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