Visceral Design, the musical project of science-artist/composer/multi-instrumentalist Tyler Kaufman, drops a bold meditation on love, loss, and the fleeting wish for reunion with the new single release "Give It Time." Written between Paris and the States, the track is a showcase of Kaufman's unique blend of striking soundscapes, electronic textures, and world music references underscored by his rarefied skill as a sound designer and sitar player.
"Give It Time" throws listeners into territory rent by the fissures of a love gone bad. The first verse is sung as if from her perspective but craftily reflects the inner monologue of her significant other, showing that heartbreak is a universal experience. When the chorus hits, the song blooms through a prism, holding on to the hope that what seems to be an end is really no more than a hurdle, and that where patience prevails, healing can still come.
As the story develops, in verse two, we hear both these voices grapple with their standard admitting that what's done is done, but also finding the courage to try and move on. The production here is as complex as the narrative it accompanies, lush, expansive, and textural, laying out an atmosphere that's both intimate and striking. The song concludes with a touching cyclical refrain. Its lyrics in some ways admit how love and conflict coil around one another, but that contains a spark for renewal, an invitation to start again when the moment is ripe.
"Give It Time" is a sonic diary of human resilience as captured with nuance and vision. With this release, Visceral Design, also known as Rob Wright and Adam Smith, has reminded us that music can make the personal universal, can carry heartbreak, but also be the balm of hope.