One thing we appreciate about Man With a Corduroy Heart is the ability to write material that’s dreamy and misty, almost psychedelic in its aural livery. ‘Caravans’ confirms such a statement, delivering liquid lo-fi and retro vibes with a certain ‘70s funk flavouring. Layering hazy percussive loops and wah-wah guitars over long, spacious textures and intimate, filtered vocals, the Cambridge-based creative manages once again to build an artistic panorama that’s pure escapism, perhaps even abstraction. Yet, that’s very real, fully hitting the listener’s ears with a bold, luscious character and understated elegance.
We wrote about the project’s previous single ‘Suella De Vil’ not long ago, a more romantic, melancholic and controversial offering. ‘Caravans’ is decisively uplifting and more groovy; recorded on a cassette tape, its grainy quality enriches the final product greatly, making it extremely desirable for any cult music lover out there.
Lyrically, we are in coming-of-age territories, delving into old friendships and the way we tend to outgrow them over time. It does so by envisioning a fictional character trying to get out of a stag do, quietly and cheekily pondering what to do… as the song states: “I need to find an excuse something he can believe // Like a dead Grandma, that’s the third one this week”.
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