Tamaryn’s first two full-lengths stood out in a crowd of shoegaze/ethereal revivalists as much for what they were (careful, gorgeous, thrilling tapestries of guitar-based textures) as what they weren’t (simplistic, trendy, disposable signposts made to be broken). With Cranekiss, Tamaryn emerges from her past in a way that’s inviting, warm-blooded, and shockingly direct. She’s made a big record, loaded with samples, synth triggers and processing that was missing from her previous efforts, the result of long nights grinding it out at the Brooklyn studio Gary’s Electric, where the record was born. The Waves and Tender New Signs focused on the sounds Tamaryn and her group could coax out of guitars, but with Cranekiss her sonic palette has exploded with maniacal abandon, pressed into service of a post-adolescent love letter to all the music that she and her collaborators hold dear, drawing influences from the feelings that fell out of her. Anyone familiar enough with those times should be able to draw their own comparisons, recognizing the modes of musical respect and adoration flashing past as the record spins. From there, though, Tamaryn has modeled these elements into simulacra, where despite the nods and glances to the past, play as a totally new sound.
Lyrically, this is Tamaryn’s most personal collection of songs to date, and Elbrecht has placed her voice front and center across the entire record, elevating her presence like never before. Cranekiss explores dark rock, dance pop, and glistening melancholy with a uniformly commanding presence across it all, in stormy, unsettled brushstrokes that apply pressure behind Tamaryn’s words.
Cranekiss represents a long journey, and a new phase in Tamaryn’s music unfolding before you, a blood-red kaleidoscope of desire and late night abandon, a bold step forward.
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While You're Sleeping I'm Dreaming
Tamaryn Lyrics
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In your room
Trace the years that fell upon our heads
Gone confused
In time you find a friend that you know
Won′t know you
For time is like a banging drum
Set to solitude
Stay awake
You're far from view
Now you′re floating on nowhere
Can't turn away from all the pain of the world
It wont go for you
Stay awake
You're far from view
Are you feeling it coming?
Can′t run away from all the pain of the world
That wont comfort you
The sun is to color the sky
Simple hues
Feather light that dissipates unites
Around you
The planets are aligned in your palm
With nothing to do
But spin around the heavens saying
There is no hope for you
Stay awake
You′re far from view
Now you're floating on nowhere
Can′t turn away from all the pain of the world
It wont go for you
In Tamaryn's song "While You're Sleeping I'm Dreaming," the lyrics explore the nature of time, loneliness, and the interconnectedness between the individual and the universe. The listener is urged to "study the velvet light" in their room and to trace the passage of time that has "fallen upon our heads" while feeling confused and detached from the world. The singer urges the listener to stay awake in order to confront the pain of the world instead of escaping into dreams or solitude. The repetition of the line "Can't turn away from all the pain of the world, it won't go for you" highlights the theme of facing the harsh realities of existence.
The second verse of the song presents a more hopeful tone with the imagery of the sun coloring the sky and the planets aligning in the listener's palm. However, the hopeful imagery is quickly countered with the line "There is no hope for you." The song seems to suggest that while there may be moments of beauty and harmony in the universe, the inherent nature of existence is one of struggle and pain. The listener is encouraged to confront this reality rather than trying to escape it.
Line by Line Meaning
Study the velvet light
Observe the soft and gentle light
In your room
Inside your personal space
Trace the years that fell upon our heads
Recall how time has passed by and affected us
Gone confused
Lost and bewildered
In time you find a friend that you know
As time goes by, you may come across someone you recognize
Won’t know you
But they may not remember you
For time is like a banging drum
Because time can be insistent and repetitive
Set to solitude
And tends to be associated with loneliness
Stay awake
Don’t fall asleep
You’re far from view
You’re not in sight
Now you’re floating on nowhere
Feeling directionless and adrift
Can’t turn away from all the pain of the world
Unable to ignore the suffering that exists around us
It won’t go for you
Because we can’t escape it
Are you feeling it coming?
Do you sense that something is approaching?
The sun is to color the sky
The sun creates the colors we see in the sky
Simple hues
The colors are muted and uncomplicated
Feather light that dissipates unites
The lightness of the colors blends and fades
Around you
All around you
The planets are aligned in your palm
You have the power to control the planets
With nothing to do
But without any purpose
But spin around the heavens saying
They move in a constant, circular motion
There is no hope for you
Implying a sense of hopelessness about the future
Writer(s): Rex John Shelverton, Tamaryn Sitha Brown
Contributed by Gavin T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@tatusko
That verse guitar riff is so fricken cool.
@kbs1212
It’s so shiny and glimmers over the mix so nicely. Love it.
@cl1xor
Everything about this track is cool tbh :)
@AxelZaore
Tamaryn is so cool and so is this album
ironically, I remembered this song from a dream, woke up, and went here to search for it :P
such a great song
@YaMama70007
Such a good performance. Is that Rex on guitar ? So cool
@aaronschowe9037
Love this concert
@vitorbelfort
i super like
@cientifiko
so few likes
@itudor
How can we listen to Londo Grammar [live on KEXP] ?
@diegomontalvo9173
Ethereal