The undercurrents of “Double Blind” by Austin-based singer-songwriter tinvìs, aka Joel Daniel, run with a measured calm but over it in his vocals one hears the yearning, regret and pain paralleled by the simmer of rhythm and mournful strings. Together the elements create a rich tapestry of mood of someone who recognizes deeply how he more or less neglected an important relationship in consistently small yet significant ways taking it for granted in pursuit of a career blinding him to everyday life. But when that relationship is gone he loses track of time and a sense of place that means something to his core, a foundation to his life he failed to maintain. It isn’t a melodramatic song of heartbreak and heartache but one that feels more like the kind of deep and persistent hurt and and shame at not doing the right thing when it would have been so easy and should have come naturally. And yet it is this flash of awareness that seems to have instilled a dimension of emotional growth that will hopefully remain if the connections can be rekindled and if not a sensitivity to the needs of the people around one that will carry on to the next relationship because being a human and becoming the kind you want to evolve into can be a lifelong work in progress. Watch the lyric video for “Double Blind” on YouTube and follow tinvìs at the links provided.
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