Writing Cursive In The Sky

Motion Graphics “Lense”

Maybe you remember White Williams? They put out one record nearly a decade ago, it was sorta like if The Strokes were also Neu!, or if Devo were also Kraftwerk. Really great vibe, but they basically disappeared and were largely forgotten. Motion Graphics is essentially the second coming of White Williams – same main dude, but with a totally new aesthetic. After a few years of working as a sideman in Co La and Lifted, Joe Williams has evolved into a rather elegant vaporwave composer. The punk elements of White Williams have been phased out, but that nervous physicality is still there in his music in less obvious ways. In “Lense,” it’s present in the bright keyboard chords that seem to splash out dramatically in an otherwise still and tranquil composition. It’s not a violent sound, but it does seem somewhat haphazard and graceless, and counter to his careful, lovely vocal tone through the piece. It doesn’t totally undermine the elegance of the overall song – if anything, that obvious humanity makes it seem more alluring.

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