"There’s a couple of angels locked under my house / I dragged them down, down / to the ground, to my house / So I could see them..."
The melancholy cosmic slowdance of "In My House" by the enigmatic alt indie South Korean singer songwriter Gwac, feels like a soundtrack to an indie movie about a supernatural experience. The tone of the song, something between slow core and twangy folk, in between existential dread and hopeful melancholia is at once soothing as it is plunged in mystery existing between the words. I appreciate chops of acoustic guitar against synth drones that feel like horns and the vocal countenance, earnest and in the moment.
"There’s a couple of angels locked under my house
I dragged them down, downto the ground, to my house
So I could see them
I cover them with music
I cover them with feeling
I cover them in my bed
‘til Their wings turn black
Say you want to be here please
Please say you want to be here
Say you want to be here
Say you want to be here"
In a way, "In My House" feels like a sensory deprivation tank of longing and while comparisons feel silly, in this case, I did think of psychic connections to Neil Young (circa Harvest Moon), The Olivia Tremor Control (circa Green Typewriters), Sparklehorse (Knives Of Summertime) and an imaginary book written by Kurt Vonnegut entitled 'The Kitten's Cradle'.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/569533031847308
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8qUUEqdNU4
Gwac is a South Korean singer-songwriter whose music spans alternative, experimental folk rock, and soft rock. With a background that spans multiple countries and cultures, he strives for music that is authentic and heartfelt.
Gwac, South Korea, singer-songwriter, melancholia, experimental indie, alt folk, folk, post rock, bedroom pop, abstract pop, post punk, "In My House",
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