The Way I’m Going

Negative Gemini “Don’t Worry ‘Bout the Fuck I’m Doing”

That title sets you up for something aggressive, right? I can’t say there’s no aggression in this song – that phrase is sung repeatedly, after all – but the anger and frustration is buried beneath a chill facade and a groove that’d be hypnotic if it weren’t quite so loud. It’s the sound of trying to seem like you’re perfectly fine when you’re definitely not, and embracing the idea “living well is the best revenge” when you’re not living well just yet. Negative Gemini sounds like she’s been put on the defense, and that tension suggests a messier and more complicated set of emotions than your average chillwave tune. I hear this and just wonder what the story behind it could be.

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