Pairing Jazz-infused alternative Americana with escapism-laden lyrical imagery, “Please Don’t Make Me Come Back From the Moon” is a moving new track San Francisco-based songwriter E.G. Phillips. A self-described tech industry refugee with a Geography degree, Phillips creates a memorable track that succeeds with a cosmic alt-folk appeal, utilizing trumpet and radio-static textures while exploring the madness of existence.
Solemn, trickling guitar and warming bass open the track with atmospheric intrigue, leading into Phillips’ stirring, beckoning vocal — not to make him return from the moon. That title-bearing vocal proclamation stirs in its multi-layer envelopment. “It’s much more cozy up here than one would assume,” he continues amidst late-night guitar tones and sporadic trumpet blaring. “Here, I’m able to float like a hot air balloon.” The scenic lyrical imagery and free-flowing, jazzy instrumentation exude a sort of escapism-fixated catharsis, artfully capturing the allure of being somewhere entirely unreachable.
Perspectives of Earth combine aptly with a more active rhythmic presence, with the guitar infusions alongside trumpet pairing with Phillips’ wry insights on earth-dwellers, experiencing tumult worldwide while one sits comfortably on the moon. “Keep sending messages to check if I’m alright,” Phillips sings, musing how “they’re the ones who get so bored they end up picking fights.” The consuming jazz-rock groove, Miles Davis-inspired trumpet lines, and contemplatively gripping lyricism stand out on the excellent “Please Don’t Make Me Come Back From the Moon,” another stellar showcase in songwriting from E.G. Phillips, who also caught our ears last year with the EP Tricks of the Light.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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