A dreamy alt-pop intrigue consumes alongside artfully conveyed sentiments of unrequited love on “love me knots,” a new single from Chicago-based artist th0rn. Jangling guitar lines, quaint rhythms, and lush vocal entrancement combine with immersive impact on the standout release, which th0rn describes as “a soft scream for the unrequited lovers and the ghosts who made us this way.”
“Say you love me, in the morning, in 20 minutes I’m so boring,” an introspective vocal push begins, lyrically capturing the fleeting nature of some when it comes to love and relationships. The ensuing “say I’m yours, and say you’re sorry” yearning is emitted with chilling qualities, punctuated by twanging guitars and gliding acoustics.
“love me knots” exudes heartache and evident distance between those in a relationship, where one wants something lasting, and the other is more vague in their long-term goals. “love me knots” is a thorough success from th0rn — specifically inspired “by the chaotic charm of a lover with a Venus placement in Gemini.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup.
