Meg Elsier welcomes you to the intricate, often-patchy depths of self-awareness with her debut full-length project, "Spittake." Over 11 impeccably manufactured tracks, Elsevier unpacks the complexities of social anxiety, personal growth, and emotional vulnerability with wit and poignance that feel at once deeply personal and more universally resonant.
The lead single, Old News, opens with Elsier's signature lyrical introspection over rich, layered production. Grounded in a chunky beat and ethereal vocals, "Spittake" delves into the relentless tussle of overanalyzing how interactions land and what it's like to maneuver the awkward voids between human sociality. But that's just a start. "Spittake" delivers an immersive listening experience that vacillates between haunted minimalism and full-bodied sonic explosions, leaving each track emotionally raveling.
Standout tracks such as the title track "Someone Else's Shit," Spittake, and the mesmerizing forlyleinsanfrancisco prove Elsier as a to-the-bone storyteller. Whether unraveling the quiet discomfort that comes with human connection or embracing the chaos of the mind like a worn and ragged blanket, she does so with grace, wry humor, and a rawness that stays with you long after the last note has faded.
At 44 minutes and 12 seconds, Spittake is not simply an album. It's a journey of introspection, anthems for overthinkers, and a testament to Elsier's talent for turning anxiety into art.
Meg Elsier has arrived as a voice we need to hear with this audacious debut. She sings what we're all too afraid to say out loud, which makes her come alive on the page.