Yorn handled most of the instruments himself on this galloping debut single, stitching together '80s new-wave pulse, alt-country melodicism, and his own raspy, slightly weary vocals. A rogue harmonica darts in and out of the mix, adding a scruffy charm to an otherwise sleek, guitar-driven arrangement. Filtered vocal effects fade into bright, hooky bursts of melody, giving the whole track a restless, start-stop energy. Lyrically, he's sifting through the rubble of a marriage that's already collapsed, still tugged by leftover feelings: "I was waiting over here for life to begin / I was looking for the new thing / And you were the sunshine / I was alone / You were just around the corner from me." It's confessional without being maudlin, carried by momentum rather than wallow. I remember the hype around this album when it dropped, and listening back, I still don't quite understand why Yorn didn't end up a bigger name; the material was absolutely there.
"A great song mutates, makes quantum leaps, turns up again like the prodigal son. It crosses genres. Could be punk rock, ragtime, folk-rock, or zydeco, and can be played in a lot of different styles, multiple styles... A great song is the sum of all things." - Bob Dylan
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