Perfect For Each Other

Swim Good x Merival “Since U Asked”

I love the lateral progression of this song – it seems as though it’s set up for something like a verse/chorus/verse structure, but then just drifts through other moods instead. It feels more like a complete thought this way, with the lead vocals establishing a theme and a feeling of incredible intimacy before going to an emotional place where words would only get in the way. (“Words are meaningless and forgettable,” as Depeche Mode would say.) The vocal performance by Merival is lovely, but the samples may be even better, particularly the snippet of piano from Blur’s “Sweet Song” that provides the frame for the first half of the piece. It’s all so fragile and pretty, it feels too delicate to hold together for long.

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