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Bec Plexus “Busy Making Steps”

“Busy Making Steps” seems to convulse in harsh, jagged zigzag motions, like the music is having an allergic response to the song’s candid and angst-ridden lyrics. Bec Plexus’ vocal performance is the most straight forward part of the song – theatrical and arch, but within the boundaries of mainstream pop. She drops key words from her lyrics, in many cases removing the word “I” where the word is implied by context, which is a fairly subtle way of establishing a fractured perspective and alienation from the self. But the song isn’t about gazing into the abyss so much as trying to pull oneself out, and the middle section of the piece in particular comes across like a self-directed pep talk. There’s no suggestion of steady ground in this music, and even the most direct, emphatic, and seemingly triumphant line in the song – “I wanna make a statement but don’t know what kind of statement!” – is an expression of indecision and uncertainty.

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