CHUCK gives us all something tasty to chew on while we ponder the endless, meaningless expanse of the universe. I dunno, maybe we should all just have fun with the fact that we’re all going to do and that perhaps there isn’t any meaning to anything? (I know that’s not true but sometimes the voices that think it is are a bit too loud.)
CHUCK juxtaposes self-pity with power pop maximalism — lines like “God I wanna make you hurt” amid a carnivale-esque squeal of synths and catchy grooves.
““I had a demo of the competing-synth-melody chorus for maybe five years before I was able to actually build the whole song out,” explains CHUCK. “And it’s been another five years since I did that, so now when I hear it it’s like I’m listening to someone else’s music. From a production standpoint there’s probably too many elements in the mix, but damn I still love that chorus and am glad I hung on to it.”
“It’s simultaneously sad, manic, stupid, and fun,” he continues. “It’s exploding and overwhelming you musically while the singer mutters something hopeless to himself. I love the contrast there. I think the lyrics were a reaction to the 2016 US presidential election, but I read them now as more of a self-hate letter to the worst sides of myself. This is one of many unreleased songs I’m compiling in a new CHUCK release later this year with the lovely, patient and passionate Jamie at Audio Antihero.”