Taste Test: Zoe Ko works through homesickness with pounding ‘Rib Cage’
The pop singer-songwriter delivers a wallop of a song.
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For anyone who grew up in a disjointed home, then you’re well aware of the pain that comes with not knowing where you belong and that uneasy feeling of being unable to settle in one place. You’re constantly bouncing around like a rubber ball down the sidewalk. With her new song “Rib Cage,” Zoe Ko dissects homesickness and imagines finding a home in someone, a lover, and getting swept up in all those emotions. “You could be nostalgic,” she howls in the song’s jangly climax. Guitars crash and thunder, and her voice remains unwavering — resolute in delivering a sturdy vocal performance. Ultimately, she exorcises the past in a profound and moving way. You just have to listen to witness her greatness.
