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Living “Glory”

Chillwave happened long enough ago that there are many young musicians for whom Washed Out and Toro Y Moi could be formative influences. Which is funny, because it doesn’t feel so long ago to me, but I was already in my late 20s and many years into doing this site when that went down. I can’t say for sure that Living are directly influenced by all of that stuff, but it seems like a very reasonable bet going on their music, which draws on a lot of the same aesthetics and effects but is a bit more early Britpop when it comes to melody. (Which is to say: they write better hooks.) The psychedelic vibe in “Glory” is so strong and seductive that I hardly noticed how strong the melodies were at first – that’s something that became more apparent with repeat listening. Now it’s not totally necessary to actually listen to the thing, since the chorus is lodged in my brain and shows up any time it goes clear. Pretty sure I was dreaming about it last night.

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