The ethereal drift of the guitar at the beginning of Fotoform’s “If You Knew/Don’t You Worry, Baby” feels like something you can get lost in for countless time. But the vocals bring you back to earth ever so slightly even though they too bloom into soaring melodies along with the guitar with all anchored gently by the almost textural bass lins and steady drumming. The song seems to be one pondering the human instinct to second guess our choices and to re-litigate moments of our lives we wish we could have done differently but can we ever fully know how things will play out if given that second chance? It’s easy to dissociate from the life you have if you spend too much time thinking about those sorts of scenarios. And this song with its airy spirit suggests that maybe it’s okay to trust in uncertainty because that in itself is a comfort if you are willing to accept that there are so many factors in the universe that affect everything and ourselves that we could never fully predict or control. And not as a passive act of complacency but as a way of having peace of mind and going with the moment and live in the present. Watch the mystical and hazy video for “If You Only Knew/Don’t You Worry, Baby” on YouTube and follow Seattle’s Fotoform at the links below. The band’s album Grief is a Garden is out April 18, 2025 on streaming, vinyl and digital download.
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