The Day Is As Long As An Hour

Orion Sun “Lightning”

“Lightning” is built around a one chord drone that blinks on and off in slow motion so it feels like falling into a meditative trance but then snapping out of it when you become aware of the trance. Tiffany Majette sings with emotive, soulful inflections but keeps with the drowsy and dreamy tone of the music enough that her lyrics come across like the thoughts of someone who’s half asleep and drawing deep connections between memories, imagination, and emotions. My favorite line here is the aside near the start where she reflects on how the house she used to live in is now “just a property building winning tenants.” The wistfulness and low-key resentment in that line grounds everything else she sings, which moves more towards broader feelings about a disappointing relationship, so even a line as common as “I thought that love lasts forever” feels much more specific.

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