“Need” begins with a typically melodic earworm riff from Plasma Canvas. And when Adrienne Rae Ash’s vocals come in there’s an earnest soulfulness that pairs well with the emotional urgency of the song’s lyrics and exuberant performances. Plasma Canvas has long been adept at completely fusing strong songcraft rooted in emo, punk and classic rock. But for this song a simple concept is stretched out into an epic about love and yearning, self-forgiveness and being open to learning about one’s deepest needs that can remain hidden from you without the help of others. And never once does it overstay its welcome, instead it pulls you into the eddy of the gravity of its sentiments that are the subject of endless rock and roll and emo songs except here the gloriously indulgent and infectious guitar solos and bombast is given the perfect amount of nuance in a line like “Give me what I need, show me what I need” as an admission that you never have everything figured out, you don’t know everything even when you’re swept up in the fervor of love. Listen to “Need” on Spotify, connect with Fort Collins, Colorado’s Plasma Canvas at the links below and pre-order the new album DUSK on vinyl which releases on February 17, 2023 along with releated merch on SideOneDummy Records.
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