ben clemo shares an ominous, intimate single, "Everything Looks Strange On TV," that captures the feeling of watching the world fall apart in real time. The song, written and recorded on a bedroom floor in Barry whilst visiting his mother during the summer, manages to capture the weight of global disquiet, threaded with the fragile authenticity of personal renewal.
With clemo flat on the floor, recording literally and metaphorically weighed down, this is a message direct from a pounding heart to anyone who has ever experienced paralysis in response to current events. What started as an emotional proposition has been transformed into something vividly dynamic with the help of clemo's closest friends and trusted musical confidants, Spiritparty and Blakey.
Together, they create a soundscape in which fear becomes art and confusion turns to clarity. "Everything Looks Strange On TV" is centered on the terror of witnessing the world change, and the alarming realization that clemo has to get back to writing and releasing music. The result is a hyper-indie, atmospheric track that borders on deeply personal and prime listening for those looking for some sense amidst chaos.
By drawing you into his space and headspace, the floor recordings, those months of summer in his mother's house, the reason he wanted to make music again, ben has made a recording that communicates more than just something audible. This release is further evidence of the role artists can play in uncertain times by putting into words what many of us find hard to say. "Everything Looks Strange On TV" is a reminder that creativity often thrives in unexpected circumstances, that terror can motivate action, and that the most honest expressions of self frequently come during our lowest moments.
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