An ethereal harmonic hovers as the backdrop to Carmine Francis’s single “Too Much” and truly lends his vocals and the spare instrumentation an intimate quality and immediacy. The song is like a meditation on life’s ups and downs and perennial yearnings and anxieties and trying to find a way to turn it all into something that liberates you from that cycle of seemingly endless little struggles that long term can feel like they’re dragging you down. We commiserate with the songwriter as he relates how his own previous efforts and goals may have contributed to staying on the existential rat race rather than aiming to dream differently and take in the fears he once avoided and reconcile them with a better headspace. Fans of Silver Jews and the more psychedelic folk side of Wilco will appreciate the fine inflections of tone and rhythmic nuance that make this song something you want to hear again immediately. Listen to “Too Much” on Bandcamp where you can hear the rest of the Surrender EP which released August 21, 2025.
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