Maccogallo weave layers of introspective sounds on the pastoral “Parafin.” The gentle guitar work and vocal harmonies floating on unexpectedly moody and wistfully uplifting horns sound like something from a dream, a distant and faded but cherished memory of a time. But the song is about the struggle with being open and sensitive when certain people around you are cruel and manipulative when they detect vulnerability as an excuse to exercise their low rent power out of their own insecurities until people draw that line and harden to them. But the song is about more than that kind of psychodrama. It’s also about not succumbing to the effects of those petty mind games and not losing one’s capacity to be vulnerable and being willing to risk getting hurt because the benefits of being more open are worth more than the fears of the actions of bad faith actors who can be identified as such and paid no more mind than is necessary. Musically Maccogallo here and on the rest of its 2022 album Monuni bring together elements of indie folk in the elegant compositions, classic indiepop of the 90s variety and shoegaze-tinged psychedelia for a sound that is deeply introspective yet passionately rendered. Listen to “Parafin” on YouTube and follow the Indianapolis-based band at the links below.
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