Qozy sounds like he’s deconstructed and distended the elements of a lo-fi indiepop song on “Pieces.” There is a repeating guitar figure that sometimes echoes slightly in chords while a bass line that sounds like it’s on the verge of melting holds a kind of rhythm alongside the minimal percussion. The vocals sound like existential poetry written in a state of disorientation and unmoored from standard reality. Yet it also seems to be the description of a simple path out of that headspace. “Forgotten where to go/Take the way you best know/Losing form/Piece it all back up.” What does this mean? It matters less in the precision of literal meaning than the cadence of the words and how it all fits in with this beautifully unusual song.As the song progresses toward the end the tones and rhythms seem to unravel and go in their own directions like the tenuous grasp of form that seems to be the central struggle of the song has resolved in dissolution. Fans of vintage 2000s Siltbreeze bands or 90s lo-fi home recorded pop and its 2000s descendants will appreciate this song and the rest of Qozy’s 2023 EP Sleep Over which dropped June 17, 2023. Listen to “Pieces” on Spotify and follow Qozy at the links below.
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