“What Are We Doing” (EGOISM song) – Queen City Sounds and Art

EGOISM1_sm — EGOISM, photo courtesy the artists

EGOISM’s new single “What Are We Doing” strikes a confident and expansive tone even given the hint of doubt in the title. Like Depreciation Guild its melodies are bright and colorful but its tonal dynamics indulge some My Bloody Valentine-esque tonal bends that warp the sound field enough to let you know that you’re listening to a song that despite its celebratory, summer jam-esque sound and dynamic, is in the end a reflection of human imperfection as not just normal but perhaps even a feature, not a bug, of human life itself and something to be embraced rather than wished away. The chorus of the song from which the title is taken celebrates the fact that you can get through life not knowing what you’re doing in that fake life expert way expected of us and from each other too often when if we let go of such nothings we can be more psychologically healthy people. Listen to “What Are We Doing” on Soundcloud and follow EGOISM at the links provided.