With "Wayfinder," Logan Betz's first EP under the solo moniker The Last Post, finds him stepping into the light loudly and honestly with a whole heart. The new single, "In the End," is not simply a track from an emerging indie artist. It's a relatable, touching waypoint on a voyage of self-discovery. "It the End" is what an exhalation sounds like at the end of a storm. Following the sugar-rushed highs of pop-punk nostalgia and emo confessions that defined earlier singles like "1999" and "Run Away," this track is a moment of resolution or, at least, a brittle form of acceptance. But what comes through is the impression that Betz, that unassuming guy in the basement with many songs, has decided he doesn't need to be quiet here anymore.
Betz's voice is close and vulnerable, floating on a softly swelling arrangement that favors texture over tension. It was birthed on the DNA of early-2000s emo with contemporary indie textures and a full-throated lack of posturing that doesn't work overtime at being cool. The layered instrumentation is a subdued display of his multi-instrumentalist chops, featuring a shimmering array of synths and nuanced percussion that offer the backdrop to his message without overshadowing it. The track "In the End" grapples with loss, closure, and the thorny peace we make with things we can't mend. It features life as it's lived and a songwriter willing to sit in the clutter and quiet of the mess.
"In the End" is the song you listen to on a drive home, stretching for miles as headlights leap and return on vacant roads, thinking about someone you can no longer call. For Logan Betz, The Last Post is a settled account of the past, an homage to the experiences that shaped him, and a leap into the unknown. In "In the End," he extends a hand to anyone who has ever labored under the weight of goodbye and a lesson that closure is sometimes not found but made.
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