Innerkid – Queen City Sounds and Art

The dynamics and pacing of Innerkid’s “I Lied” give the song the seemingly contradictory qualities of expansiveness and being grounded. The bass line keeps things on an even keel as synths soar off into heights of mood. The vocals navigate those poles and swim amid bright, distorted washes of synth and come in and out of focus across the song as though using the music to sort through aspects of identity and exploring whether aspects of one’s personality is who you really are or something you’ve learned or adopted to get along or taken on because you think it’s how you have to be in order to fit in. That is until keeping up a facade that doesn’t suit you is impossible to keep up, one that hides a you that is nothing to be ashamed of or hidden especially in a social situation that is worthwhile. The use of guitar for texture and rhythm also keeps your ear in the present even as the vocals go through processing as if simulating taking on various situational personas that are shed by the song’s end. Listen to “I Lied” on Soundcloud and connect with Innerkid at the links provided.