On their new single, "Best Thing," Until Clarity grows into their role as stadium-size rock transformation storytellers, and it impacts at an intense level with a spiritual bend. Building on the drama of their breakout single, "Chemicals," which grappled with the tension of feeling, the band sharpens that narrative arc with a song that feels both intimate and boundless.
"Best Thing" is a meditation on gratitude and a search for it. For singer/guitarist Milo, the song is the result of a life-changing year of becoming, marked by fatherhood. This sea change altered every process, practice, and preconception that went into writing Brutalism. His lyrics capture the openness and wonder of recognizing how love can reframe existence, of rooting every moment in something larger than oneself. Meanwhile, drummer Matt intertwines his narrative through the track, grounding it with the guide rhythm of connection, faith, and the counting of immeasurable blessings.
Underneath the song's spiritual overtones lies a subtle tale of the lost sheep, a story that is told both through ancient scripture and the lives of those searching for meaning today. This is not just a biblical reference, it serves as both the foundation for the band's continuing story and a unifying factor that ties their work together in a never-ending sequence of renewal. Where "Chemicals" described the chaos of being lost, "Best Thing" celebrates the bliss of being found.
The music pulses with a sense of lift, guitars surging with striking swagger, percussion moving relentlessly forward with purpose, and vocals that straddle the line between confession and anthem. Until Clarity form their sound with an uncommon honesty, sleek but not removed, purposeful but not stiff, it's the kind of song that won't stay inside headphones, spilling into car rides, upstairs apartments, late-night ponderings, whenever words fail but melody doesn't.