The darkly hazy tone that swirls slowly in the background of Gen’s single “It’s Too Late” immediately establishes a dreamlike atmosphere. The minimal percussion in the foreground gently anchors the song as the vocals deliver words in clear tones an acknowledgment of how its past time to return to a person, a situation, a headspace that may have felt comfortable for awhile but one’s personal development and lived experience has revealed as no longer the place one wants to be or should be even if there are aspects of it that would offer the “normality” of familiarity. But sometimes you just know “There’s no going back” even if you’re tempted to and in the lines “It’s too late, Don’t cry” there is the reminder that sometimes even giving up things bad for us can hurt even if that’s a wasted emotion. The song feels like a stirring fusion of 90s downtempo and the more ambient end of deep house perfect for a late night techno set. Listen to “It’s Too Late” on Spotify and follow Gen at the links below.
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