Newly released track “20 Minutes Away” delivers a memorable alt-pop sound from Los Angeles-based artist Julianna Joy. Blending glistening synths with an anthemic guitar-pop drive, the track delivers sharp, vulnerable songwriting about relationship apathy and the exhaustion of one-sided effort. The track follows up last year’s acclaimed debut full-length Somebody Call the Firemen!
“I know your parents had an open door for you,” her vocals let out amidst a clanging bass presence. “But so did I,” she continues, with dreamy backing harmonizing adding enjoyably alongside soaring guitar tones. Pulsing rhythmic infectiousness then melds with depictions of a relationship with one-sided indifference — “I was supposed to see you before you left, but you slept through the day.” A fully magnetic chorus ensues. “Cut me deep,” an anthemic vocal vibrancy shines, scathing in its “you give up on anything that’s hard” perspectives.
“I was only 20 minutes away, and you never made the drive,” the biting sentiments continue, traversing into lovely verses uplifted by new synth tones. Shouty vocal layers complement the melodic lead as feedback-laden guitars arrive into another delectable central hook, further displaying someone “addicted to their phone” and lacking any sort of care or perseverance. “20 Minutes Away” is a resonating pop success from Julianna Joy, artfully portraying the difficulty of how people just never make the effort within a relationship.
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