Twinkly, moody keyboards and a drum click bring us into Bad Flamingo’s “I Drink Alone.” It’s an even further departure from the duo’s palette of sounds and to a certain extent the subject matter of the lyrics. Acoustic guitar slinks along and a spectral drone haunts the backgrounds of the song, maybe a bit of autoharp or hammered dulcimer near the song’s end alongside some nice slide guitar flourishes—all lend the song a hushed intensity befitting what sounds like the narrative of a person who acknowledges their own tempestuous emotions and passionate nature. We hear hints of former relationships and the boundary set, willing to share everything and give almost anything, but sparing the activity of drinking for a solitary experience. Why? That is left up to the listener to interpret whether in those moments or narrator feels most unguarded and open to suggestions and foolish acts better left to one’s own mind to inspire. When you’re someone who is normally so generous with your heart, your energy and your time sometimes you just have to carve out some space and some pleasures for your alone time. Listen to the dark, psychedelic, western folk blues song “I Drink Alone” (not to be confused with the George Thorogood song) on Spotify and follow the enigmatic songwriting phenoms Bad Flamingo at the links below.
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