Sugar Horse's "Would You Like Me To Be The Cat?" stands in the tradition of songwriting, beyond which is a raw, shape-shifting storm of post-metal ambivalence, shoegaze, and post-rock expansiveness that encapsulates the existential angst of navigating a turbulent world. Released through Fat Dracula Records, the track smacks with the fury that only an emotional release can bring, while walking deftly on the line between magnitude and introspection.
The song submerges you in an intentionally shaky soundscape. Thick slabs of distortion collide with the delicate sounds to create a sound that mirrors the concept behind the lyrics, and the world is confusing, contradictory, and often ethically upside down. In the hands of Sugar Horse, that discomfort becomes a sound that somehow manages to be equally crushing and oddly comforting. The lyrics to the track reflect on the insanity of being alive in a place where righteousness, what's right, can turn into what's wrong. It's about the emotional labor of telling the truth, and then perhaps being misunderstood or attacked with derision.
There's a sense that we are in this together, recognizing that, although we live in a world often hostile to seriousness or principle, we are not alone. And the instrumental crescendos here carry a sense of communal fortitude, as if the sound becomes an imperturbable sanctuary. "Do You Want Me To Be The Cat?" is a gutsy, emotionally charged piece of art that embraces ambiguity, challenges the absurdity of modern life, and finds connection in chaos. It's haunting, powerful, and all too human.
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