… Read Full Bio ↴Will Wiesenfeld AKA Baths was born in 1989, in Los Angeles, California.
Wiesenfield is a classically trained musician, and began learning the piano at the age of four “to compete with his brother”. By twelve he had “completely abandoned it,” but continual musical experimenting lead him to record his first piece of music at age fourteen. Under a previous moniker, [Post-foetus], he wrote four albums and three EPs. He also ventured into a more ambient style with side-project Geotic, a project which Irish magazine State.ie called “gorgeous”.
After adopting the name Baths, he released debut album Cerulean on independent record label Anticon. He recorded the entire album in two months from his bedroom. The BBC’s Mike Diver claims Baths’ nearest musical sound-a-like is chillwave musician Toro Y Moi. Pitchfork noted Baths’ influences, acts such as Björk and Flying Lotus, were “obvious” in his work.
Drowned in Sound noted Baths’ use of “unorthodox” sounds layered in and around the electronics, in particular “clicking pens, vocal samples, rustling blankets and scissor snaps”. British newspaper The Guardian’s Paul Lester commented he was reminded of “J Dilla playing around with the Pavement and Prince catalogues” while listening to the album. While a lot of his music is instrumental, it can occasionally incorporate vocals, most of them falsetto.
Cerulean was listed by the AV Club as the 21st best album of 2010. It made Pitchfork’s Album of the Year: Honorable Mention list.
You're My Excuse to Travel
Baths Lyrics
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i'd be there in a minute to say:
"i love you enough to drive like an hour from
wherever i am to be with you"
and it is always the simplest shit that means the most
In "You're My Excuse to Travel" by Baths, the lyrics suggest a willingness to go the distance for love. The singer expresses that no matter how far away they may be, if their beloved wants them there, they will go to great lengths to be with them. The line "I love you enough to drive like an hour from wherever I am to be with you" is an assertion of the strength of their love, and willingness to make sacrifices for it.
This sentiment is further underscored in the final line, "and it is always the simplest shit that means the most." The singer suggests that it's not grand gestures or fancy displays of love that matter most, but rather the smallest acts of commitment and devotion that truly make a difference in a relationship.
Overall, the song presents a romantic and heartfelt expression of love, one that values commitment and effort over flashy demonstrations. It speaks to the power of connection and the lengths we'll go for those we love.
Line by Line Meaning
if you still want me to be there,
If you desire my presence, I will make myself available.
i'd be there in a minute to say:
I can promptly respond to your call to assure you of my love.
"i love you enough to drive like an hour from
wherever i am to be with you"
I value our relationship so much that I am willing to travel a considerable distance just to be with you.
and it is always the simplest shit that means the most
The most mundane things, like being together, hold the most significant meaning in our relationship.
Contributed by Stella W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.