“Kid A” by Mercy Land is like a backward look at a time and place in one’s life when your brain is caught up in both the strong feelings of late adolescence and complex emotions. The driving beat, gorgeous synth dissolves and female and male vocals strike the right tone to create a sense of melancholic nostalgia that is more like reflecting on how easy it is to romanticize someone that strikes your fancy even if they’re not right for you because your heart wells up for whatever reason at the thought of that person and you find yourself obsessing a little and your recollections of what they’re into live in your mind as something to focus on unbidden. But then one day you realize it’s all been in your mind and not in theirs or at least not in the reciprocal way you would hope. In that moment you feel a little silly but also crushed by this simple fantasy having no foundation in reality. Yet that capacity to feel that way about someone isn’t so wrong and it’s an emotional resonance that any thoughtful person will connect with immediately in this darkwave dance pop single. Listen to “Kid A” (not a cover) on Spotify and follow Mercy Land on Instagram.
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