Ones Loved combine a kind of dream pop sound palette with an IDM sensibility on its single “Fate by Design.” Meditative beats, intimate vocals seemingly sequenced, lingering bass lines and impressionistic guitar work conspire to convey the impression of a relationship in the process of reconciling. The music video has hazy images that match the layered atmospherics of the song and imagery that seems drawn from afternoon reveries and late night musings and in general a bit like one of those fan videos people have made for Boards of Canada with the mysterious footage stitched together but capturing the mood of the songs perfectly. The words without the clumsiness of being explicit and also without intellectualizing feelings express a depth of appreciation and understanding of another person while acknowledging how and where things might have broken down is something not so common in the realm of pop music and hits an affecting note here. Watch the video for “Fate by Design” on YouTube and follow Ones Loved at the links below.
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