Here’s an emerging artist from Vermont named Noah that we’ll all have on our hearts, minds, and playlists this summer, and this isn’t at all a case of déjà vu. The sound comes from Noah Kesey, the Burlington artist who weaves together a propulsive fit of indie rock, shoegaze, and pop in searing new single “Moth.” It’s billed as a stream-of-consciousness snapshot of a situationship, but that’s as much as Kesey lets on as the song drones on and cradles our head in a warm embrace. “This song blew in through the window during a moment of frustration, fully formed and rejuvenating, without deliberation or contemplation. In that classic stream-of-consciousness way, these lyrics are sourced from thoughts based in specific moments, but the narrative is fantasy,” Kesey says. “These are unfettered suppositions, cathartic, honest, and subject to interpretation, lyrical vignettes that say something about the dance between two people who inhabit that grey ‘situationship’ zone. Musically, adoration for the pop-rock structure is my guiding light here.” Hold it like a gun below.
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