Running Straight Into The Hole

Ego Ella May “How Long ‘Til We’re Home”

Ego Ella May’s guitar parts in “How Long ‘Til We’re Home” are delicate and subtle, all gentle arpeggios and gorgeous chord strums that seem to glimmer in the empty spaces of the arrangement. The rhythm section is tighter and sounds much more crisp in the mix, allowing the treble parts to be more atmospheric and emotive. May’s vocal part is soulful but subdued, delivering lyrics expressing deep skepticism of the media and cynicism about the direction of society with a sober, matter of fact tone. The calmness of the music seems pointed – it conveys a feeling of resignation and lowered expectations, but still some small amount of faith and optimism even when she sings the words “I’m losing hope” at the end of the chorus.

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