Maude Latour returns with another soul-scraping anthem. It’s “Comedown,” the newest single from her eagerly awaited debut album, Sugar Water, a personal meditation wrapped in the gauzy, pearlescent production that has become her signature.
“Comedown,” more than any song, is a time capsule of reckless nights, endless summers, and the kinds of friendships that will become a permanent part of your character. But under its euphoric sound is a more profound ache. Latour wrote “Comedown” while mourning the loss of a childhood friend, a sudden tragedy that sent her spiraling through memories of their shared youth.
“All of these memories of age 15-24 suddenly came flooding back to me,” Latour wrote on Instagram. “Sneaking into clubs at 15, endless hours at the Great Lawn, biking and biking, the parties, waking up next to strangers. “Comedown” belongs to all my New York teenage dream memories. And for my friend. I wish he were here.”
Wistful lyrics and infectious melodies express the paradox of youth: It burns so bright and withers so quickly, leaving only echoes of laughter and late-night exploits. “Comedown” is a love letter to the past and a bittersweet reminder of just how well music can cling to the places we can’t revisit.
With Sugar Water on the horizon, “Comedown” paves the way for an album that will surely be as raw, personal, and electric as Latour herself. Listen to “Comedown” now and enter her realm where the past is alive, the future is boundless, and every emotion runs to eleven.