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“Same Dream Every Night” is a nocturnal, atmospheric success from Canadian artist James Wyatt Crosby, fusing a delicate piano loop and evolving vocals with pulsing electro-touched pop momentum. The track represents the first song on Wyatt’s new album, Happy Memories. Speaking of the track’s ...
"Happy Memories," out today on all streaming platforms, is James Wyatt Crosby's third album and most personal to date. Lyrical themes of memory, dreams, truth, delusion, shame, emotional numbness, nature, love and death are explored throughout the eight tracks, while layers of bedroom and indie rock textures ebb and flow from one song into the next. On album opener "Same Dream Every Night" Crosby sings "Touch me/Tell me a lie/In the same dream every night" while a sadly nostalgic piano line loops and morphs endlessly underneath. These lyrics encapsulate the main contradictions that the album intends to explore: We depend on our dreams, our fantasies and our memories to understand reality and ourselves, but these are all fundamentally fallible, distorted by time and they cannot be fully trusted. Echoes of this contradictory theme are further explored in the album's scruffy, Daniel Johnston-esque title track, where the "Happy Memories" have taken on a darkly obsessive character that has become a haunting burden. Lyrics like "I remember when you sang to me/but now it's over but I have memories/at least" suggest that some of the happiest, most cherished parts of life often turn bittersweet over time.
In between Crosby's musings on dreams and memory, visual metaphors related to eyes, seeing and watching punctuate this album in songs like "Watcher", "Golden Eyes" and in the previously mentioned "Same Dream Every Night", while natural elements such as the sun, rain, fire, and the land crop up repeatedly and are similarly drenched in Crosby's unique brand of dreamy pathetic fallacy.
Happy Memories is an album that reaches towards honest expression all while pointing out that attempts at honesty often fall short and leave something to be desired. This idea is explored via self-parody on bonus track "I Survived to Love You" a song whose lyrics and chords were "written" by unknown online sources and somehow attributed to "James Wyatt Crosby" on a guitar tablature website. Guesses would suggest that AI may be behind the song (although it is unclear as no other version exists online) but the song's mysterious origins led Crosby to record his own version to further play with the idea of truth and authorship.
In an age when authenticity has been relegated to a kind of desirable commodity used to increase virality, James Wyatt Crosby is happy enough to live in and dream of the memories of how it used to be, or rather, how it seemed to be.
Listen to "Happy Memories" by James Wyatt Crosby
“Watcher” by James Wyatt Crosby features intricate guitar layers and introspective lyrics that invite listeners to contemplate nature and emotion. The track revolves around the theme of silent observation, portraying the narrator as a distant onlooker watching a transformation unfold. The song poetically explores encounters with familiar faces and unfamiliar feelings and elements of the natural world, delving deep into the intricate layers of emotion that are difficult to release. In the end, “Watcher” leaves an indelible mark by reminding us of the enduring impact of emotions, events and the memories they leave behind.
RIYL: Belle and Sebastian, Lomelda, Mount Eerie, SANDY Alex G, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith
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Listen to "Watcher" by James Wyatt Crosby
New single alert! 🚨 James Wyatt Crosby’s newest indie rock break-up song combines emotive storytelling with a musical backdrop rich in texture and feeling. The song features layers of twinkly guitars that create a sense of melancholic nostalgia. Crosby’s soft vocals convey vulnerability and introspection as he reflects on the end of a relationship. RIYL: Whitney, Real Estate, Cut Worms, Jaguar Sun, Far Caspian
Listen to "For the Last Time" by James Wyatt Crosby
New single alert! 🚨 “Ashamed” by James Wyatt Crosby delves into the complexities of regret and shame. Haunting vocals, poignant lyrics, and intricate guitar layers create a captivating mood that lingers. A resonating experience for anyone who's grappled with their own feelings of shame and regret. RIYL: Whitney, Real Estate, Cut Worms, Jaguar Sun, Far Caspian
Listen to "Ashamed" by James Wyatt Crosby
New remastered version of "Deep In Yr Mind" is out now on all major streaming platforms via Wavy Sun https://wavysun.link/diym/
New single by James Wyatt Crosby out now on Wavy Sun Records! https://wavysun.link/itar/ 🌊☀️
Listen to "Is There a Reason?" by James Wyatt Crosby
New release from James Wyatt Crosby Friday June 24th on Wavy Sun Records! 🌊☀️
Here is a sneak preview:
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Listen to "Is There a Reason?" by James Wyatt Crosby
New track by James Wyatt Crosby coming out June 24th on Wavy Sun! Here's a sneak peak: https://preview.wavysun.link/itar/
Listen to "Is There a Reason?" by James Wyatt Crosby
“Shadow of a Ghost” by Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist James Wyatt Crosby is a summery indie-pop tune that is based around a series of sweetly nostalgic synth chords, a distinctive animated bass line and a simple lo-fi drum beat. The solemn and introspective verses bloom into longing, euphoric choruses which feature luscious layers of indie-inspired guitar textures, live drums and lush vocal harmonies. This song is perfect for night time driving, long beach walks or quiet headphone introspection.
Listen to "Shadow of a Ghost" by James Wyatt Crosby
Listen to "Shadow of a Ghost" by James Wyatt Crosby
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