Girl, I’m Not At Home

Jitwam “Alone”

“Alone” falls into a zone halfway between totally alien and instantly recognizable, with familiar tones, grooves, and melodic bits pulled from rock and funk music from around the world adding up to a sort of musical deja vu. Jitwam’s production style has a worn, somewhat lo-fi quality that gives the track a vaguely weathered patina. I would bet that this was recorded in layered overdubs on a computer, but the sound expresses a sense of space and place, like you’ve entered a room cluttered with objects and textures going back decades. And when you’re inside, there’s just a guy muttering “I just want to be alone.”

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