this is a track i just rediscovered in my library et was reminded of its brilliance, Home is by Brooklyn-based avant-pop singer/songwriter Glasser {Cameron Mesirow} from her debut album "Ring" (2010).
Home is a masterfully layered track, with amazingly textured et catchy percussive rhythms, the refrain is epic et uplifting, embroidered with a mixture of rolling organic percussive/instruments et swelling digital/midi instrumentation. Mesirow's voice is enchanting, full of depth, the sparse drifting verses are contrasted with a rapturous et confident operatic refrain, harmonized with playful a'cappellas. Home is one epic pop song!
the clambering/trickling marimba riff et hand-clap loop evoke a horse galloping, the hooves pounding into the earth, creating a driving rhythm, a strong sense of movement, it sets the pace at a trot, Mesirow's ethereal voice rides in on a black horse, her poetic lyrics, like memories flowing through her mind. there is a real sense of expansiveness in the music, conjuring up a vast wintry tundra, the song opens out into an exhilarated gallop, with a vision of Mesirow riding fearlessly through the monochromatic landscape, rain pouring down on her, huge regal sounding synths et midi-strings swell et surge to dramatic effect.
although Mesirow is singing about "home", we get the strong feeling she has left it all behind et is now on an epic nomadic quest for some new meaning in her life. she is at one with her surroundings, thriving on the isolation, she has come here to forget. Mesirow loses herself within her own song, out there on the endless tundra, she unleashes an epically cathartic refrain: "ho-o-o-o--o-ome" backed with gentle cooing a'cappella "oh-ohhs", her wind-swept vocals soar, resounding into the desolate landscape. for Mesirow, "home" represents a nostalgic idea of that once safe place, but it no longer has relevance for her, she is a nomad now, with nothing holding her back except memories, which are already starting to dissipate ...
Glasser's sound is reminiscent of the epic 'romanticism' of Bat for Lashes et it has a similar playfulness et sense of rhythm heard in Feist. Home also evokes the epic 80s pop anthems like Pat Benatar's We Belong. there is also similarities with the Lia Ices track Grown Unknown that i posted recently. their experimental mixing of unique percussive instruments et ethereal vocals put them more in line with Scandinavian indie-pop, like Fever Ray et Björk {Joga certainly comes to mind}. both Lia Ices et Glasser's music has a timeless/placeless quality that allows it to transcend the confines of more faddish indie/synth pop. their music will continue to resonate long after the party is over.
Home is an incredibly cinematic sounding track {in a good way}, the song boldly finishes with an epically long instrumental refrain/outro worthy of the climax/resolve in a Michael Mann film.
MP3: Home
if you like what you hear you should definitely buy Glasser's "Ring" album, it is available online from itunes et True Panther ...
go here to see a recent live performance Glasser gave of her new single Mirrorage.
check out Glasser's official site here / or go to her myspace here.
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