(Cover art by Aiden Joseph James)
"Vivre loin de vos peurs n'empêche pas vos peurs de vivre avec vous." Living away from your fears does not prevent your fears from living with you. This is definitely not a song about vegetables.
Earlier this year, psychedelic quartet Loneliest Ways put out an EP, Crush. Just about six months later, the band is back with a new sound, a slightly altered lineup, and a new name.
"Asparagus," Floodwater Angel's debut single, starts and mostly stays with one chord. From there, lyrics tumble out of Madeline Knorr's mouth like babbling brook of extremely-online internet-kid anxiety. They maintain rhyme schemes to the point of delightful absurdity as they narrate a sequence of over-the-top escapism. Below is selection of my favorite lines:
- "Bootleggin' Broadway / Gonna have a field day"
- "I think I hate the Nazis / 'Cept the ones that are furries"
- "And I'm not thinkin' about climate change / Or the Libya slave exchange / Not thinking of border camps / Kids in plastic, hot and cramped"
- "Don't gotta plant tree sprouts / When you're worried 'bout the clout"
Every line bursts with character, even as they depict the insular ignorance that comes from intense depression and anxiety. Dillon LaFollette-James pens a testament to millennial fears that is both hilarious and extremely frank in the emotions it depicts.
The song doesn't remain locked in the same groove (which, for some reason, reminds me of Flight of the Conchords) for the whole song. It momentarily devolves into acidic oceans of distorted grooves, in proper face-melting fashion.
Listen to (and buy) "Asparagus" below.
The song came paired with a strange and fitting video, directed by Aiden Joseph James. It mixes some old school psychedelic coloration with Minnesota winter claustrophobia with literal asparagus with this Vine and a snow fight (and more!). Watch it below.
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