Slow Code - “Whale Eye”
From New York, Slow Code arrives on our blog with the lo-fi magic of “Whale Eye.”
With the tape-warbling hammer of the folk gods, “Whale Eye” is determined to hit you in your introspective and existential niche. The production is raw and intimate, beginning with an acoustic guitar that sounds as though it is being performed right next to you. The entire essence of the track is distantly analog, conjuring the homespun recordings that first cracked open our hearts to the likes of Elliott Smith.
Slow Code has a wonderfully honest voice, warmly reminiscent of Conor Oberst’s early work and for the first verse, we are alone with his vocal and the guitar. As the chorus arrives, the wavy notes of a keyboard fall into place, expanding the sonic landscape without diminishing the intimate vibe. There are digital artifacts lined throughout the arrangement, but they, too, leave the vintage glow intact.
As for subject matter, “Whale Eye” is bound to deeply resonate with those who have ever felt completely lost and hopeless. The song is “a kind of lullaby about losing our world as we self destruct on multiple levels. Both our own personal worlds, and also our shared world as a whole. The mood combines feelings like sadness, remorse, but at the same time, acceptance.”
We encourage you to offer “Whale Eye” multiple spins and pass it on to your friends so that they might cling to it as a ladder that will lead them out of total despair. We’ve found that it pairs quite nicely with a Sunday afternoon drive to nowhere.