Not That Serious

Grace Vonderkuhn “Worry”

In all of my time writing about music, one of my highest compliments that I have for a song is that it has a sense of urgency. I loooooove urgency. I love when musicians sound like they are very present in the moment, and when recordings convey a genuine spark of inspiration and emotional (and physical) commitment. I hear that in this song by Grace Vonderkuhn. It’s there in the way her riffs pile on with this enthusiastic and playful “OK, ya like that, how about this?” feeling. It’s there in the way her band bash out the rhythm with a raw energy that makes the song sound like it’s being played faster than usual even if this is the only version of the song I’ve ever heard. This is the sound of a band that’s putting it all on the line, and that just amplifies the anxious sentiment of the song – the nervous energy is there, but so is the triumphant spirit of overcoming it.

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