“People at Parties” by German electropop duo I Want Poetry creates an incredibly melancholic mood from the very beginning. Lonely piano echoes ever so slowly along with the processed percussion and when the hazy swells of synth drift into the song and strings sashay into what feels like a slow dance through a deep passage of existential contemplation it gives a strong emotional resonance with the song’s lyrics. Tine von Bergen’s voice sounds like its coming to us from a dream as she offers a view of the way one’s social scene can feel very disconnected and performative and lacking in genuine connection. When she sings “we’re dancing in circles” and captures the ritualistic behaviors that enter into the realm of the dissociative except we all really want to have a real moment and to live in the moment rather than the second rate version that we often engage in when we go along to get along and lose ourselves a little. This song speaks to that yearning to break that cycle so deeply that even with its processional pace and ethereal tones it gently encourages following those instincts for pursuing more genuine experiences. Listen to “People at Parties” on Spotify and follow I Want Poetry at the links below.
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