Kin Capa takes a bit of a different tack when writing about an uneasy spirit regarding one’s own home country on “Wreckless Ruins” (aka “Living With America”). With layered acoustic strumming to establish a dappled tonal sheen and lively rhythm to accompany a tinge of melancholic tension in his vocals, Capa creates an urgent but not hurried pace as he spins the idea of coming to terms with living in a country that is bordering on unrecognizable as a relationship with someone with whom one recognizes has changed in ways that seem to be causing you to drift apart at a rate that would trouble anyone. All while casting the song as one for a hope for a reconciliation of some kind, a shift in spirit and in character that can turn things back to a positive path but being unsure if that’s possible. That kind of nuance runs through the song though it works well as simply a finely crafted, indie folk ballad but the emotional colorings and Capa’s arrangements from guitar to percussion truly make this one of the songwriter’s best and most compelling creations including the nice use of neologism in the title. Listen to “Wreckless Ruins” on Spotify and follow Kin Capa at the links below.
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