We wear masks to hide our insecurities. In the digital age, social detachment allows us to behave in a way that contradicts what we really feel. With their new song, almost monday explores this idea through a groove-gripped “delicate,” in which they muse: “Take a drink, pretend that I’m relevant / Try to love it but I hate it / And I just, and I just can’t fake it I’m, delicate.”’ Their ego becomes bruised, and the deceptively funky melody and arrangement are their attempt to pump themselves up. The video boosts the thematic tone, showing the band playing in the most beautiful place in the world. Sometimes, we just have to give ourselves a pep talk, and that’s okay.
“Delicate” samples the band’s forthcoming album, Thank God It’s Almost Monday, out 9/9.
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