Developing from hazy intrigue to a briskly contagious charmer, “Clover Lawn” is a recent track from Taser Video, the DIY recording project of New Jersey native Harrison Farrugia. Tender guitar tones and resonant keys intertwine with dreamy allure as the track gets underway, then quickly accelerating into a punchy rock charisma.
“I wanna lay in a clover lawn,” Farrugia’s vocals open amidst twanging guitars and head-nodding rhythms, moving into introspection: “But there’s an age where it’s too far gone / And if you haven’t yet it’s over, clocks been overdrawn.” A heightened vocal pitch and sense of vulnerability ensues, as the vocals let out: “I’ve been waiting for someone to calm me down.” The lyricism’s depictions of panic — especially in the context of growing older and time vanishing — stir amidst the hooky rock vigor, inspired by acts like Alvvays and Vampire Weekend. The addition of shimmering strings in the final section also consumes. “Clover Lawn” is a replay-inducing success from Taser Video.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
