There is a sense of something mysterious and glorious from the beginning of Montanus’ “Take Me Forest.” The song builds from acoustic guitar progressions that veer off into evocatively unpredictable directions into a climax of distorted guitar before settling down into a more tranquil outro. The arc of music parallels the lyrics that express a kind of surrender to benevolent forces larger than oneself and to subsume the ego to something more significant and meaningful than the limited perspective of ego assertion. The synth backdrop adds a subtle layer of the cosmic that the warping psychedelia of the electric guitars bring seem to build off of as they soar with big splashes of percussion that in moments feel like the ego expressing itself before dissolving into the great beyond. In structure and emotional impact its reminiscent of one of those hits by The Call but rooted more in psychedelic folk yet imbued with an anthemic spirit. Listen to “Take Me Forest” on Spotify and follow Montanus on Instagram.
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