5/31/2023 0 Comments Htda the space in between lyrics![]() I'm not sure what the future holds for this project, but I'm always excited to see and hear new ways that people try to convey sadness, darkness and the weight of mortality. HTDA is going the populous, non-corporate label route which really shows us that this is a labor of love and an exhibition of creativity and choice. Feel free and head over to their site for some free music and a fairly sweet music video. But, of course, you don't have to take my word for it. ![]() It's a truly alluring, meditative song that represents the only time on the EP when Maandig's delicate vocals don't feel secondary to the rhythm they feel crucial. The track "A Drowning" definitely represents the best that this formation has to offer. The band hits their stride with tracks like the suicidally relaxing "The Space in Between" and the sassy "BBB." There are moments when HDA seem like they might have a few mainstream hits swirling around in their well, but I don't think that's the direction of this project and I think they exist better as experiencable art. Lyrics for Space in Between by John Concepcion feat. The first track to be released off this free-to-download 6-song EP (click!) was "The Believers," which is by no means their strongest offering. Maandig is by no means a powerhouse on the mic, but her voice evokes a sort of Hope Sandoval/Jennifer Charles jazz-house malaise that fits in perfectly with the background blip-olympics. This six song eponymous EP isn't going to blow you away, but it does strangely, and satisfactorily, feel like the "next step" that I've been looking for as a follow up to the discord of The Fragile, without feeling like a "step down." Yes, this is something all together new that takes the challenging framework of a Reznor tune and adds a bit of soft, morose poetry to it. ![]() Maandig's whispering voice is reminiscent of Reznor's at his softest and most discreet, and this new pairing of her understated, often breathy vocals with his new found love of moody, Pro Tools dry-heaving makes for a wonderfully hypnotic contrast. ![]()
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