A hazy, contemplative success from Swedish artist Deymond Nat, “Mirror Lake” shows well across both murky introspections and vibrant harmoniousness. Initial vivid imagery — “salt in the breeze and rust in the rain” — describes lingering seasons as his vocals ascend into a higher-pitched, harmonizing gorgeousness as the “so I went down to the mirror lake” chorus hits. Illuminated textures appear in the ensuing bridge, then maneuvering into another scenic setting: “Blue hour’s always short / Let’s take some photos and teleport away / To a place where we could stay.” Soaring guitar work and dreamy wordless vocals then intertwine for a beautiful send-off.
The debut single from the solo project, “Mirror Lake” consumes in its breezy, enjoyable melodic drive and lyrical insight, capturing the “wonderful limbo of melancholy.” “When I wrote Mirror Lake, everything fell into place,” the artist explains. “The sound, the lyrics, the mood. Everything I had been searching for in my creative work was suddenly right there in front of me. I wanted to copy Silver Jews, but of course it turned out to be something else…”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
