The waves of repeating sound that course through Ways of Seeing’s “Walk Through The Crowd” flow like the ripple of memory that echoes through your mind when you’re reflecting on significant periods of your life. The touch of sultry saxophone in the song, the minimal percussion and impressionistic guitar work alongside the introspective vocals makes for a song that has a deep sense of nostalgia and regret accented by bell tones. One imagines a music video for the song in sepia tones and soft imagery. In the end it’s a sad song about letting go of cherished memories that bring you pain so that you can live in the present with what time’s left for you in this life. It’s a complex emotional expression and a depiction of heartbreak one doesn’t often hear in popular music outside of maybe something by The Church or another band that has managed to get well into adulthood and written music from an adult perspective and the giving life to the experiences that don’t fit neatly into the adolescent framing of a great deal of rock and pop. Listen to “Walk Through The Crowd” on Spotify and follow Ways Of Seeing on Soundcloud.
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