“Time To the Brim” by Seja is teeming with layers of tone from guitar, to pulsing and shimmering synth with a steady, almost motorik beat and in moments is reminiscent of a 90s trip-hop band but more psychedelic. It progresses in steps with lyrics like personal mantra coaxing oneself out of static headspace and diving into how the music breaks out of the repetitive rhythm in the last half of the song with swirling guitar sound that goes off standard rhythmic meter while still anchored to the beat until the end when the haze of synth slow arcs to silence. Emotionally it’s like Seja trusts in the float of the slow momentum of the song to nudge herself to a place she wants to be and leans into the melody with her vocals. Fans of Curve and the more electronic end of Blonde Redhead may enjoy the physicality and entrancingly disorienting melodies running through this sing. Listen to “Time To the Brim” on Spotify and follow Seja at the links below. The new album Here Is One I Know You Know was released on August 4, 2023 via It Records.
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