Chained | The xx

I’ve been waiting for this album forever.

Forever.

And I’m loving it. (Honestly there’s a good chance I might post about every song on it.)

But I really like this song. I love the title. I love the lyrics. But I really love this odd thing they do with the beats. The song starts with this one beat. And when this second beat comes in, it’s off. It’s just off. It doesn’t feel right. And it throws me off for a minute.

But then it starts to flow. And gets in sync with the first beat.

There’s something really gently striking about this part to to me. To be forced to be uncomfortable for a moment. Uncomfortable with this new element. To be forced to just let it exist. And be okay with it. To watch as it suddenly works itself into the mix. And forget that it was ever out of sync. And then have it all abruptly stop at the end. 

Damn I love The XX.