Auto Portrait sets a strong sense of place from the beginning of “By You Infinitely.” The swell of tone suggests the rushing of water or a nearby street but this gives way to the delicate and soft plinking of a crystalline keyboard bell tone casting a circular melodic figure as vocals near whisper the lyrics. The vocals are almost overshadowed by the distant layers of drone that drift in but rather they complement each other and reinforce a deep mood of tenderness and regret like a future memory of times spent with loved ones in close contact now long distant temporally and physically but those memories of warmth of feeling and fondness linger when so many other less important connections are gone and those you hold onto are fading in their own way as well. The song honors and mourns this inevitability of living long decades and in that way this ethereal experimental pop song is heartbreaking and heartening at once. Listen to “By You Infinitely” on Spotify and follow the duo Auto Portrait on Instagram linked below.
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