The beginning of Lucid Lynx’s lushly psychedelic song “Nothing to Find” is a bit of a nod to Pink Floyd’s “Breathe” before the song uncoils into neon-dappled tonal territory with the synths and languid guitar swells. Chords are struck and dissipate like distant fireworks. All of which suits as the soundtrack to a song that sounds like it’s about being in a place in your life where maybe you feel a bit adrift about everything yet wondering what is next. Thus the title of the song which serves as a refrain following propositions like “We could get lost in each other, hold on for another, we could be looking for something” but “have nothing to find.” Like that notion that maybe we do get what we really want or think we want, no matter what that is, only to find the reality of that thing, that relationship, that opportunity isn’t really as fulfilling as we thought it would be, doesn’t get us to where we want to be. And do we really know any of what those things are if we don’t know ourselves? A heady thing for a chill psych pop song but those propositions run through the song like another one, “We could be running in circles and we could be looking for something and have nothing to find.” It sounds like a very modern dilemma where there seem to be all these options and if you’re fortunate enough to live in the American empire and aren’t on the bottom rung you don’t really have to choose one forever or commit to much. The song doesn’t critique that aspect of society so much as highlight the casualness with which we often approach such things not realizing it’s a massive luxury and how that mindset makes it easy for us to disassociate and get stuck. Listen to “Nothing to Find” on Soundcloud and follow Lucid Lynx at the links provided.
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