Alternating grippingly between quaint folks and emotive expanses, “Want Some Life” is an intensive success from Strawrest. The challenge comes by way of Norwegian musician Terje Halmrast, previously of the band Monalia. Pulsing acoustic pulses and prancing keys complement a wordless vocal immersion to start out. A fragile folks arsenal unveils thereafter, as vocals beckon “want some life,” and “want somebody,” with compelling craving. Spacey synths arrive as dazed vocals ship chills. Mingling acoustic twangs and twinkling piano converge right into a stirringly wordless envelopment round mid-point, attaining a textured and emotive pull.
The observe tactfully explores the fragility of life, a subject impressed by the tragic passing of Monalia’s dummer. “He was a pleasure to be round, all the time full of excellent humor and positivity,” Halmrast says. “In hindsight, I imagine these qualities had been a significant component in him staying alive throughout the previous couple of years when the breaks between all his hospital stays grew shorter and shorter.”
He continues:
“The concept of residing every day and never taking life with no consideration can simply develop into only a good life philosophy, however not rather more. However if you expertise a detailed pal passing away, even essentially the most well-known and worn-out quotes out of the blue tackle an entire new depth and seriousness. If there was one factor Vegar was crammed with, regardless of all his battles with critical well being points, it was life. He all the time appeared forward, daring to dream and suppose large about each his personal future and all the things we had been going to realize collectively in Monalia.”
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This and different tracks featured this month will be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
