There’s something hypnotic about a jellyfish, the way it drifts through its environment with little care, moving to unseen currents, magnificent and ungraspable. Salomé Songbird’s new song, “Jellyfish,” achieves that same diffusive balance, transforming heavy emotions into a dreamy sonic experience.
“Jellyfish” doesn’t dwell on the darkness and delves into themes of depression and emotional drift. It floats above it, using a whimsical lens to touch on the ebb and flow of mental struggles. This song is of weighty waters, sadness dancing with prettiness, and frailty accented with cadence.
This is a milestone for longtime fans, a slick studio production years in the making from Salomé Songbird, who have played their way up from dives to ambling stage slots. The uncontained exuberance of their live shows is still embedded in the DNA of this song, but it’s been tightened and broadened with time and a lot of hard work. Every single note and lyric seems deliberate as if it were carved out of the exact emotion it embodies.
“Jellyfish” is a window into the world that Salomé Songbird is constructing: A world where storytelling and sound weave together to create something not easily forgotten. If this track is any indication, prepare to get swept.
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